SOLUTION: Golden painting. 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?

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Question 398904: Golden painting. 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?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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A golden rectangle is one whose side lengths are in the golden ratio: approximately 1%3A1.618.
if length is a and width is b, then you have
a+%3A+b+=+1%3A1.618
given:
the length of the painting is 36+in
36in+%3A+b+=+1%3A1.618....cross multiply

+b%2A1+=+36in%281.618%29

+b+=+58.248in