Greek architects considered a rectangle whose length was approximately 1.6 times its width to be the most visually appealing. fi

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Greek architects considered a rectangle whose length was approximately 1.6 times its width to be the most visually appealing. fi

nd the length and width of a rectangle constructed in this manner if the sum of the length and width is 130ft

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Oliga [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-12T02:29:46+03:00

Let
x-------------> <span>the length of a rectangle
y-------------> the </span>width of a rectangle
we know that
x+y=130-----------> equation 1
and
x=1.6y--------------> equation 2

<span>I substitute 2 in 1
(1.6y)+y=130-------------> 2.6y=130------------> y=130/2.6------> y=50 ft
x=1.6y--------> x=1.6*50---------> x=80 ft

the answer is
</span>the length is 80 ft
the width is 50ft