SOLUTION: The ratio of the length to it's width is (1+ squ root 5):1. The length is 25 in. What is the width?

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Question 594014: The ratio of the length to it's width is (1+ squ root 5):1. The length is 25 in. What is the width?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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The ratio of the length to it's width is (1+ squ root 5):1.
The length is 25 in. What is the width?
:
25%2Fw = %281%2Bsqrt%285%29%29%2F1
Cross multiply
w%281%2Bsqrt%285%29%29 = 25
:
w = 25%2F%281%2Bsqrt%285%29%29