When a guitar string is sounded with a $440\, Hz$ tuning fork,a beat frequency of $5\, Hz$ is heard. If the experiment is repeated with a tuning fork of $437\, Hz$,the beat frequency is $8\, Hz$. The string frequency $(Hz)$ is

  • A
    $445$
  • B
    $435$
  • C
    $429$
  • D
    $448$

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