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2217092 No.2217092 [Reply] [Original]

I don't understand what the Golden ratio is. Can anyone else explain to me what it is?

>> No.2217097

Sure. (sqrt(5)+1)/2

>> No.2217099

(1+ sqrt(5)) / 2

>> No.2217101
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2217101

"Two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio of the sum of the quantities to the larger quantity is equal to the ratio of the larger quantity to the smaller one. "

It's said to be aesthetically pleasing but I personally have never found anything special in it.

>> No.2217106

its the number <span class="math"> \varphi [/spoiler] such that
<div class="math">{1 \over \varphi} = \varphi - 1\,</div>

>> No.2217107

spiral power

>> No.2217114

1.618

>> No.2217116

ride the spiral 'til the ending and you'll know

>> No.2217117

It's the proportion of two neighboring numbers in the fibonacci sequence as they reach infinity.
<span class="math">f_n_+_1/f_n[/spoiler]

>> No.2217123
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2217123

Is this like a rule of thirds thing?

>> No.2217133

>>2217123
They are the same.

>> No.2217151

Can someone link me to a test page for jsmath? I need to figure out how this works, but google isn't helping at all. Thanks.