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Rectangles : Solving for the Golden Ratio

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If the ancient Greeks thought that the most pleasing shape for a rectangle was one for which the ratio of the length to the width was 8 to 5, and the golden ratio. If the length of a rectangle painting is 2 feet longer than its width, then for what dimensions would the length and the width have the golden ratio?

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The golden ratio is used to solve for the side of a rectangle in several short, clear lines of calculation and explanation.

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