document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1121568>Question 1121568</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you have a wooden board that is 0.75 meters wide, how long should you cut it such that the golden ratio is observed. Use 1.618 as the value of the golden ratio. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "width=0.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the length be x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/0.75=1.618<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=0.75*1.618=(3/4)*1.618=3*0.4045=1.2135.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length of the rectangle is 1.2135 metres. </SPAN>\n" );
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