SOLUTION: Hello, i was wondering if someone could help me out with this word problem. Im very confused and i just cant seem to figure it out. If a rectangular billboard is to have a w

Question 878551: Hello, i was wondering if someone could help me out with this word problem. Im very confused and i just cant seem to figure it out.

If a rectangular billboard is to have a width of 20 feet, what should its length be so that it is a golden rectangle? round to the nearest tenth.This is the formula that was given to me L/W= W/L-W. I tried L/20=20/L-20 but i cant seem to figure it out, thank you.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How accurately do you want to know the length?
The golden ratio is :.
Decide which part you want corresponding to your 20 foot width.

The ratio can also be approximated as 1 to 1.618.

If you want the width to be shorter than the length, then . If you want the width to be longer than the length, then .
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