U₁ and U₂ are the strain energies stored in a prismatic bar due to axial tensile forces P₁ and P₂, respectively. The strain energy U stored in the same bar due to combined action of P₁ and P2 will be
A. U = U₁ + U₂
B. U = U₁U₂
C. U < U₁ + U₂
D. U > U₁ + U₂