I have some questions about the information i need.
1.) Why does the Golden Ratio represent a mathematically "ideal" ratio?
2.) How do you construct a golden ratio?
3.) What is the basic history of the Golden Ratio?
4.) What are a couple of examples of the where the Golden Ratio is found?
5.) What are some cool funfacts about the Golden Ratio?
Please answer any questions that you can! Website links are welcome! Thanks for all your help! I kinda don't really understand the Golden Ratio but that won't be a big problem as long as your answers arent' too hard to comprehend, but whatever you can give me i WILL be thankful! THANKS SO MUCH! ~ Lucy
2006-12-17 01:48:03 · 3 answers · asked by littleyoungsupernova 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
1) Because it models many natural phenomenon so closely.
It also occurs frequently in mathematical investigations, whether theoretical or practical.
2) Construct a regular polygon with 5 sides of length 1. Any diagonal will have a length equal to the golden ratio.
The polygon is like squares, triangles, ....
Regular means all sides are equal in length.
Diagonal is the segment connecting two vertices but not a side of the polygon.
4) Sun follower/ worshipper, human face, ratio of successive terms in fibonacci sequence.
I suggest that you search the net to find historical content about it.
2006-12-17 02:01:41 · answer #1 · answered by mulla sadra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The golden ratio is 1:(1 + sqrt(5))/2 or approx 1:1.618
Fun facts:
The width of the mouth is 1.618 times the width of the widest part of the nose.
There are many others relating to the human body
2006-12-17 01:55:23 · answer #2 · answered by Tom :: Athier than Thou 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Ratio
all the answers are here
2006-12-17 01:51:24 · answer #3 · answered by James Chan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋