SOLUTION: The length of a particular rectangle is equal to about 1.72
times the width. An architect wants to design the base of a building to be a rectangle whose sides are in the same rat
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Question 1040228: The length of a particular rectangle is equal to about 1.72
times the width. An architect wants to design the base of a building to be a rectangle whose sides are in the same ratio as those of the given rectangle. If the perimeter of the base is to be 900 feet, what must the dimensions of the base be?
The width of the building's base is__________and the length of the building's base is________.