If you have a wooden board that is 2 meters wide, how long should you cut it such that the Golden Ratio is observed? Use 1.618 as the value of the Golden Ratio.          a. The larger part is 1.236 meters, while the shorter part is 0. 76396 meters       b. The larger part is 1. 3245 meters , while the shorter part is 0.7898 meters       c. The larger part is 1. 6784 meters , while the shorter part is 0.8548 meters       d. The larger part is 1.2545 meters , while the shorter part is 0.7546 meters

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If you have a wooden board that is 2 meters wide, how long should you cut it such that the Golden Ratio is observed? Use 1.618 as the value of the Golden Ratio. 
 
 
 
 
a. The larger part is 1.236 meters, while the shorter part is 0. 76396 meters
 
 
 
b. The larger part is 1. 3245 meters , while the shorter part is 0.7898 meters
 
 
 
c. The larger part is 1. 6784 meters , while the shorter part is 0.8548 meters
 
 
 
d. The larger part is 1.2545 meters , while the shorter part is 0.7546 meters
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