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document.write( "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 approximately  8 to 5, the golden ratio. If the length of a rectangular paining is 2 ft longer than its width, then for what dimensions would the length and width have the golden ratio? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #144678 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=144678\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F5=%28x%2B2%29%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F5=%28x%2B2%29%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5(x+2)=8x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x+10=8x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x=10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=10/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "width is 10/3 and the length is 10/3+2=16/3 </SPAN>\n" );
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