An artist's canvas forms a golden rectangle. The longer side of the canvas is 66.6 inches. The shorter side is (Blank) inches lo

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ng. (Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an inch.)

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professor190 [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-16T10:51:56+03:00

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Answer:

41.2 in

Step-by-step explanation:

The short side of a "golden rectangle" is 2/(1+√5) times the length of the long side:

(66.6 in)(0.618034) ≈ 41.161 in

The shorter side is 41.2 inches long.