Four wires of identical length, diameters and of the same material are stretched on a sonometre wire. If the ratio of their tensions is $1 : 4 : 9 : 16$ then the ratio of their fundamental frequencies are

  • A

    $16 : 9 : 4 : 1$

  • B

    $4 : 3 : 2 : 1$

  • C

    $1 : 4 : 2 : 16$

  • D

    $1 : 2 : 3 : 4$

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