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Keywords
- Phi
- Golden spiral
- Golden rectangle
- Golden triangle
- Geometric mean
The Golden Ratio: Is it Myth or Math?
Golden Ratio Links
- Budd, Chris. (2020). Myths of maths: the golden ratio. https://plus.maths.org/content/myths-maths-golden-ratio"In my whole career of applying mathematics to the real world I have come across the golden ratio exactly twice. Yes, twice! So are any of these great claims made for the golden ratio true?"
- Canva Learn. (no date). What is the golden ratio? What you need to know and how to use it. https://www.canva.com/learn/what-is-the-golden-ratio/How to apply the golden ratio to your designs.
- Mann, Adam. (2019). Phi: The golden ratio. https://www.livescience.com/37704-phi-golden-ratio.htmlFacts about phi, the golden ratio.
- MathsIsFun. (2019). Golden ratio. https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/golden-ratio.htmlThe golden ratio (symbol is the Greek letter "phi" shown at left) is a special number approximately equal to 1.618. It appears many times in geometry, art, architecture and other areas.
- National Geographic. (2021). The golden ratio. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/media/golden-ratio/The "golden ratio" is a unique mathematical relationship, and easy to spot in the natural world.