SOLUTION: I would like your help for this problem please. When the width of a certain rectangle is measured off against the length, it results in a square adjacent to a rectangle as shown. i

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Question 186111: I would like your help for this problem please. When the width of a certain rectangle is measured off against the length, it results in a square adjacent to a rectangle as shown. if the resulting rectangle is similar to the original, then both are "golden rectangles." find the ratio a over b
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please check out the following site.
Cheers,
Stan H.
http://www.jimloy.com/geometry/golden.htm