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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An artist wants her painting to be in the shape of a golden rectangle. If the length of the painting is 36 inches, then what should be the width? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Golden Ratio: (1+sqrt5)/2 or 1.1618033988...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If length is 36 inches width could be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "36*(GR)= 41.825 inches.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or it could be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "36/GR= 30.986 inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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