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A weight mg is suspended from the middle of a rope whose ends are at the same level. The rope is no longer horizontal. Find the minimum tenstion required to completely straighten the rope.

A

`(Mg)/(2)`

B

`Mg costheta`

C

`2Mgcostheta`

D

Infinitely large

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