SOLUTION: (48) The golden ratio. 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 8 to 5m the golden ratio.

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: (48) The golden ratio. 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 8 to 5m the golden ratio. If the length of the rectangular painting is 2 ft longer than its width, than what dimensions would the length and width have the golden ratio? This question is from textbook

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x%2F%28x%2B2%29+=+5%2F8
8x+=+5x%2B10
3x=10
x=10%2F3
The width is 10/3 ft, and the length 16/3 ft.