Jakob and his friends have collected 160 ft- of fabric with which to sew a backdrop for a play. Jakob wants to
use all the material, and he would like the backdrop to be a golden rectangle. If Jakob uses the approximate
ratio of 8 to 5, then he can use the equation w2 = 160 to determine the width, w, of the backdrop.
What is the width of the backdrop?
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