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A switch plate for a standard wall switch has the shape of a golden rectangle. The longer side of the switch plate is about 114 mm. How long is the shorter side? Round your answer to the nearest millimeter.

a.

60 mm

c.

73 mm

b.

65 mm

d.

70 mm

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  1. 6 June, 17:59
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    The golden ratio is 1.618 to the nearest 1000.

    so the answer is 114 / 1.618 = 70 to nearest mm.

    Its worth googling the golden ratio - very interesting stuff
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