Question

An artist wishes to make a canvas in the shape of a golden rectangle. He only has enough framing material for a perimeter of 36 in. What would be the dimensions of the canvas?

Answer 1

The given here is the perimeter of the rectangle which is 36 in. The formula for a rectangle's perimeter is P(rectangle) = 2 ( w + h ) or P(rectangle) = w + w + h +h

The answer here is 7 x 11.

Check the answer by substituting.
w=7
h=11

36 in = 2 (w + h)
36 in = 2(7)+2(11)
36 in = 14 + 22
36 in = 36