Re: 2001 [was: Re: DS Alert - 9/4]

hello Mark,

> Peter Trei <treifamily@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> dfarmour wrote:

>> > decisions. in the early eighties, i had a dividing wall in
>> > .... i don't recall its exact measurements, but it was
>> > close enough in terms of making a visual pun. 1:4:9's the
>> > golden mean, isn't it?
>>
>> Its explicitly stated that the dimensions are the squares
>> of the first three natural numbers. The golden ratio is
>> something different.
>
> phi, which is (1 + sqrt(5))/2.

more stuff in the category of Things I Learned in R.A.C.S.

thanks for your message.

> Among other properties: if you have a rectangle with the
> proportions phi:1, and chop off a square, the remaining
> rectangle still has the proportions phi:1.

*hours* of amusement!

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