One end of a uniform wire of length L and of weight W is attached rigidly to a point in the roof and a weight W1 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 3L4 from its lower end is
W1+3W4S
The weight hanging below the point at a distance 3L4 from the lower end is (W1+3W4).
Therefore,
Stress=W1+3W4S