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Transverse waves of same frequency are generated in two steel wires A and B . The diameter of A is twice of B and the tension in A is half that in B. The ratio of velocities of wave in A and B is

A

`1:3sqrt2`

B

`1:2sqrt2`

C

`1:2`

D

`sqrt2:1`

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