SOLUTION: Alex bought a suman at ACD canteen. He wants to cut it into two parts so that he could share it with his friend, but he wants that the cut of the suman is a golden ratio of 1.618.

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Question 1199584: Alex bought a suman at ACD canteen. He wants to cut it into two parts so that he could share it with his friend, but he wants that the cut of the suman is a golden ratio of 1.618. Alex wants that his cut is 3.236 inches long. What is the length of the other part of the suman?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52810) (Show Source):
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Alex bought a suman at ACD canteen. He wants to cut it into two parts so that he could share it with his friend,
but he wants that the cut of the suman is a golden ratio of 1.618. Alex wants that his cut is 3.236 inches long.
What is the length of the other part of the suman?
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This problem sagged here whole week motionless, and could sag 100 more years motionless,

because it is posed incorrectly and nobody wants get hands dirty on it.

Posted to the forum so carelessly, it does not deserve any consideration.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not clear which length is how. Alex's piece is 3.236 inches, friend's piece is some length p, and could choose that

--------friend's length, the "other" suman length