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1.2, THE GOLDEN RATIO 5 NAME: Below, you will find two small squares and a larger square, forming a rectangle, Call this rectangle 1 ‘© Above rectangle 1, construct a square with side length 3. This forms a new largest rectangle; cal it rectangle 2 ‘+ To the left of this rectangle, construct a square with side length 5. ‘This forms a new largest rectangle; call it rectangle 3. ‘* Continue the process, constructing squares in a counterclockwise direction until you form rectangle 7. You have just constructed the structure of the golden spiral, which is found in many shells in nature, Now record the dimensions of each rectangle in the table below. Rectangle Dimensions Length + Width 1 3x2 5=15 2 3 8x5 z=16 4 5 6 7 State an observation about the numbers in the third column,

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