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Area planner. Short side at 1.76 cm. Scaled length 2.85 cm, Long side 16.18 cm. Currently scaled length is short by 13.33 cm.TUNING
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Scaled length

2.85cm

Long side

16.18cm

Scaled length is short by 13.33 cm

1.76 cm

Area planner. Short side at 1.76 cm. Scaled length 2.85 cm, Long side 16.18 cm. Currently scaled length is short by 13.33 cm.

What has to balanceφ=1+52\varphi = \frac{1+\sqrt5}{2}

What is happening

You are called to a museum frame being cut to the proportions of the painting inside.

The frame reads visibly off-balance. The long side is fixed at 16.18 cm, and the short side is cut wrong.