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A 440.0-Hz tuning fork is sounded together with an out-of-tune guitar and a beat frequency of 3 Hz is heard. When the string is tightened, the frequency at which it vibrates increases, and the beat frequency is heard to decrease. What was the original frequency of the string?

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