Two persons are holding a rope of negligible weight tightly at its ends so that it is horizontal. $A$ $15\, kg$ weight is attached to the rope at the mid-point,which now no longer remains horizontal. The minimum tension required to completely straighten the rope is

  • A
    $15\, kg$
  • B
    $7.5\, kg$
  • C
    $5\, kg$
  • D
    infinitely large

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