A ball of mass \( 100 \, \text{g} \) is dropped from a height \( h = 10 \, \text{cm} \) on a platform fixed at the top of a vertical spring (as shown in figure). The ball stays on the platform and the platform is depressed by a distance \( \frac{h}{2} \). The spring constant is ______________ \( \text{N m}^{-1} \). (Use \( g = 10 \, \text{m s}^{-2} \))
