When the area of cross-section of a stretched wire is halved and tension is doubled,the speed of propagation of transverse waves along it becomes $k$ times the initial speed. Then,$k$ is:

  • A
    $1$
  • B
    $4$
  • C
    $2$
  • D
    $8$

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