Question

You want the banner you are creating form one piece of cloth to be a golden rectangle. The clothe will be cut from a bolt that is 54 in wide. What are the dimensions

of the largest banner that you can make? Golden Ratio 1.618/1

Answer 1

87.372 inches by 54 inches

Explanation:

You want the dimensions of the largest golden rectangle that will have 54 inches as one of its dimensions.

Cloth

The cloth can be as long as we like, but is restricted to 54 inches in width. So, we want to make the "1" side of the rectangle be 54 inches. Then the "1.618" side of the rectangle is ...

1.618 · (54 inches) = 87.372 inches

The banner can be as large as 87.372 inches by 54 inches.

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