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A steel wire of diameter `d=1.0mm` is stretched horizontally between two clamps located at the distance `l=2.0m` from each other. A weight of mass `m=0.25kg` is suspended from the mid-point O of the wire. What will the resulting descent of the point O be in centrimetres?

A

3.5 cm

B

4.5 cm

C

2.5 cm

D

1.5 cm

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