Let a wire be suspended from the ceiling (rigid support) and stretched by a weight W attached at its free end. The longitudinal stress at any point of cross-sectional area A of the wire is

1. A. 2W/A
2. B. W/A
3. C. W/2A
4. D. Zero

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