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You have a vertical metal rod, a spring with one end closed and the other end open so that it can slide down over the rod and then fly up when released, and a meter stick. The mass of the spring is 15g and its spring constant k is 6 N/m Your group decides to test the work-energy principle by stretching the spring a distance Dy = 30 cm, releasing it from rest and measuring how high it goes. Use your understanding of energy to predict how high the spring will go. Discuss what assumptions are being made in making your prediction. PLEASE INCLUDE FORCE DIAGRAM AND COORDINATE SYSTEM.