man from okinawa Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 I have some questions.1) How are the golden rectangle and the golden ratio related? 2) Is a standard piece of paper 8.5X11 a golden rectangle? 3) Where do you see golden rectangles in everyday life? Nature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim_Lou Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 hmm... do you know what golden ratio is?its about a point on a line. which C is a point on ABand CB^2=AB*AC hmm....golden rectangle, i dont really know what it is....(i skip geometry when i came here)is it like one side square = to the total of 2 sides* the shorter side....? if so, you can do calculation on the 8.5X11 paper thing. (sry, cant help much here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 A golden rectangle is a rectangle where the ratio of the short side to the long side is equal to the ratio of the sum of the sides to the long side. So it's just a rectangle where a line is broken at point C. Search google for "phi +golden rectangle" and you should get a few good results. phi is the number you get when you divide A/B and is about 1.61803399... it is an irrational number, like Pi. Here is a nice site:http://www.seephi.org/ Tormod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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