Two identical strings of length $\ell$ and $2\ell$ vibrate with fundamental frequencies $N$ Hz and $1.5N$ Hz,respectively. The ratio of tensions for the smaller length to the larger length is

  • A
    $9$:$1$
  • B
    $3$:$1$
  • C
    $1$:$9$
  • D
    $1$:$3$

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