SOLUTION: If the golden ration is 8 to 5. If the length of a rectangular painting is 2ft longer than its width, then for what dimensions would the length and width have the golden ratio?

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Let x and (x+2ft)represent the width and length respecitively

 for what dimensions would the length and width have the golden ratio of 8/5

   |cross multiplying to solve for x

      8x = 5(x+2)

      3x = 10

       x = 10/3 ft, the width.  The length 16/3 ft



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