document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=262903>Question 262903</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> erich@barcoscomputer.com is asking: using the rule of the golden cut when one side of the house is 50 ft long what is the length of the other side?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #193670 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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=193670\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The golden cut or rule is a number. This number is ~ 1.618 and can be found after factoring the following quadratic:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 1x - 1  = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The two answers are:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this gives us the decimals<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x ~ 1.618<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x ~ -.618<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If one side of a house is 50 ft. then the other side would be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50*1.618 = 80.902 </SPAN>\n" );
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