Nocum, Kin Anthony, S. Nov.

8, 2018
GED102-B21 Prof. Rosario Lazaro

Exercise 2.1

Use 5 sentences or less to answer each of the following questions.

1. Give an example of a pattern that occurs in nature but does not involve numbers.

ANS: Various Patterns can be seen anywhere. Nature laid its beauty to let us unravel it. Patterns
from numbers may be shown in a form of sequence. A pattern free from numbers given by
nature can be seen in shells, number of petals, nature’s favor of efficiency by Voronoi pattern in
land drought. One beautiful pattern can be depicted from the chaos theory one example of this
is our life decision one decision can affect our future timeline. A change in condition in this
pattern is called the butterfly effect one example is a rejected letter that causes the Vietnam
war.

2. Use the golden ratio to divide the line segment L with length of 12 units into two segments L1
and L2. Specify the lengths rounded off to two decimal places.
ANS:
Let x = smaller segment (L1); x+1.62= longer segment (L2)
x+(x+1.62) =12
2x+1.62 = 12
x = shorter segment (L1) = 5.19
2x = 12-1.62
x+1.62 = longer segment (L2) = 6.81
2x = 10.38

3. Construct a logarithmic spiral using golden triangles with isosceles side of length 3 units.

The logarithmic Spiral constructed from the golden triangles with isosceles sides
the base is measured 3 units, the height is 4.86 units, and the length of the
hypothenuse is 5.72 units. Rationalizing the measured height and base yields the
golden ratio i.e. 1.62.
Nocum, Kin Anthony, S. Nov. 8, 2018
GED102-B21 Prof. Rosario Lazaro

4. Construct a logarithmic spiral using golden rectangles with sides measuring 4 units.

Construction of the logarithmic spiral was

shown in the figure. Broken circles indicate
the construction of the logarithmic
rectangle with an initial 4x4 square.

5. Assess the symmetry of your body measurements by computing the proportions of your body using
phi. Do the same with your facial measurements.

Ans: Various culture subconsciously used the golden ratio i.e. 1.62 as a basis of beauty since it promotes
balance and symmetry in our proportions. Getting the ratio between the length and width of the face
can determine one’s aesthetics based on this premise. The results I gathered from my face were 8.5
inches in length and 6 inches in width yielding a ratio of 1.41. The difference between the basis and the
acquired ratio was 0.21 therefore there was 21% inconsistencies in my facial features.