SOLUTION: Use proportion to solve each problem The ancient Greeks thought that the most pleasing shape for a rectangle was one for which the ratio of the length to the width was approximate

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Question 192769: Use proportion to solve each problem
The ancient Greeks thought that the most pleasing shape for a rectangle was one for which the ratio of the length to the width was approximately 8 to 5, the golden ratio. If the length of a rectangular paining is 2 ft longer than its width, then for what dimensions would the length and width have the golden ratio?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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8%2F5=%28x%2B2%29%2Fx
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5(x+2)=8x
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5x+10=8x
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3x=10
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x=10/3
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width is 10/3 and the length is 10/3+2=16/3