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One end of uniform wire of length `L` and of weight `W` is attached rigidly to a point in the roof and a weight `W_(1)` is suspended from its lower end. If `s` is the area of cross section of the wire, the stress in the wire at a height (`3L//4`) from its lower end is

A

`W_(1)/(A)`

B

`(W_(1)+(W//4))/(A)`

C

`(W_(1)+(3W//4))/(A)`

D

`(W_(1)+W)/(A)`

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C
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