SOLUTION: suppose you want to cut a picture frame that is a golden rectangle. if the length is to be 22 inches find the width to the nearest tenth of a decimal

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Question 1007412: suppose you want to cut a picture frame that is a golden rectangle. if the length is to be 22 inches find the width to the nearest tenth of a decimal
Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The golden ratio, or phi, is about 1.618.
So dividing the length by phi gives you
22 / 1.618 = 13.6 inches

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