Two waves coming from two coherent sources,having different intensities,interfere. The ratio of their maximum intensity to the minimum intensity is $25$. What is the ratio of the intensities of the sources?

  • A
    $25 : 1$
  • B
    $25 : 16$
  • C
    $9 : 4$
  • D
    $5 : 1$

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