$A$ suspended long metal wire is stretched a small distance $x$ by a load $W$ in newton suspended at the other end. Select the best answer out of the following.

  • A
    The loss in potential energy of the load $W$ is equal to the gain in energy of the wire in stretching a length $x$.
  • B
    The energy stored in the wire can be calculated from the area between the force-extension graph and the extension axis.
  • C
    The energy per unit volume stored in the wire $= \frac{1}{2}Wx$.
  • D
    None of the above.

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