If the initial tension on a stretched string is doubled, then the ratio of the initial and final speeds of a transverse wave along the string is :

  • [NEET 2022]
  • A

    $\sqrt{2}: 1$

  • B

     $1: \sqrt{2}$

  • C

    $1: 2$

  • D

     $1: 1$

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