The length of one side of a golden rectangle is 8.7 meters. Find the length of the other side. Notice that the other side co longer or shorter than the given side. Use the approximation ≈ 1.62 for your work. If 8.7 is the long side, the short side is meters. (Round to two decimal places as needed.) If 8.7 is the short side, the long side is meters. (Round to two decimal places as needed.)

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The length of one side of a golden rectangle is 8.7 meters. Find the length of the other side. Notice that the other side could be either
longer or shorter than the given side. Use the approximation 1.62 for your work.
If 8.7 is the long side, the short side is
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
meters.
If 8.7 is the short side, the long side is meters.
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:The length of one side of a golden rectangle is 8.7 meters. Find the length of the other side. Notice that the other side could be either longer or shorter than the given side. Use the approximation 1.62 for your work. If 8.7 is the long side, the short side is (Round to two decimal places as needed.) meters. If 8.7 is the short side, the long side is meters. (Round to two decimal places as needed.)
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