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If you were going to design a rectangular TV screen or swimming pool, would one shape be more pleasing to the eye than others? Since the early Greeks, a ratio of length to width of approximately 1.618, has been considered the most visually appealing. This ratio, called the golden ratio, not only appears in art and architecture, but also in natural structures.
Estimate the ratio of the length to width in the rectangles below:
length width Answers
Golden Ratio Table of Contents Introduction Find golden rectangles. Build golden rectangles. Confirm the ratio using algebra. URL http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Geom/golden.html
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