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

Work done on a certain spring when it is stretched to $1 \text{ mm}$ from its mean position is $10 \text{ J}$. The amount of work that must be done on the spring to stretch it further by $1 \text{ mm}$ is: (in $\text{ J}$)

When a spring is stretched by $10 \ cm$,the potential energy stored is $E$. When the spring is stretched by $10 \ cm$ more,the potential energy stored in the spring becomes (in $E$)

When a long spring of $4 \ cm$ is stretched by $1 \ cm$,the potential energy stored in the spring is $U$. If it is stretched by $4 \ cm$,the potential energy stored in it is (in $U$)

Two springs have their force constants as $k_1$ and $k_2$ $(k_1 > k_2)$. When they are stretched by the same force $F$,which of the following statements is true regarding the work done?

An engine is attached to a wagon through a shock absorber of length $1.5 \, m$. The system with a total mass of $50,000 \, kg$ is moving with a speed of $36 \, km \, h^{-1}$ when the brakes are applied to bring it to rest. In the process of the system being brought to rest,the spring of the shock absorber gets compressed by $1.0 \, m$. If $90 \%$ of the energy of the wagon is lost due to friction,calculate the spring constant.