MATHEMATICS IN MODERN WORLD

Rafael, Alexa Emerein H.

Villacorta, Maria Elena
Yala, Meavelyn

Activity 3: Are you a Golden Person? And have a Divine or Golden Face?

Objective: Find ratios that are known to be “golden”

The human body is filled with “hidden” ratios that seem to remain constant for most people.
Some examples are the arm span/height and the circumference of the fist/foot length. You
know what a ratio is and how to find it. The Greeks knew this, too, and they were in love with a
particular ratio called The Golden Ratio, whose value is 1.618 to three decimal places.

Set 1 Data Set 2 Data Set 3 Data

Lengths in Neck Head Ratio Navel Head Ratio Navel Knee Ratio Overall Ratio
inches to to to to to to
Navel neck Feet Navel Knee Feet
(A1 ÷ B1) + (A2 ÷ B2) + (A3 ÷ B3)
Name A1 B1 A1÷B1 A2 B2 A2÷B2 A3 B3 A3÷B3 /3

Rafel, Alexa 15.2 7.7 1.97 34.5 22 1.57 18 16 1.13 1.6

Emerein H.

Villacorta, 17 8 2.13 34 25 1.36 18 17 1.06 1.52

Maria Elena

Yala, 47 30 1.56 100 83 1.20 62 52 1.19 1.32

Meavelyn

Set 1 Data Set 2 Data Set 3 Data

Lengths Hairline Corner Ratio Corner Corner Ratio Hairline Edge of Ratio Overall Ratio
in inches to of of eye to of to cheek to
corner nose corner mouth bottom other
of nose to of to chin of chin edge
botto mouth
m
of chin
(A1 ÷ B1) + (A2 ÷ B2) + (A3 ÷ B3)
Name A1 B1 A1÷B A2 B2 A2÷B A3 B3 A3÷B /3

1 2 3
Rafel, 6.2 3.1 2 2.8 1.9 1.47 8.9 11.4 0.78 1.416/1.42
Alexa
Emerein
H.

Villacorta, 4.5 2.5 1.8 3 1.5 2 7 6 1.16 1.65

Maria
Elena

Yala, 30 75 0.4 65 43 1.51 100 85 1.18 1.03

Meavelyn

♦ Are the averages the same?

Your answers to the above ratios should be near the Golden Ratio, 1.618. If you are very far off
on any one of them, recheck both your measurements and your calculations.
- No, The averages aren’t the same. All of us have different measurements. I rechecked
the measurements and the answer I got is the same answer on the first result of the
measurement.

♦ How “Greek” are the faces in your area?

Why do you think the Greeks wanted to use the Golden Ratio to design the bodies and faces of
statues for their gods and heroes?
- Because the ancient Greeks loved both sculpture and building and believed that the
golden ratio constantly appears repeatedly in nature, it seems sensible that they sought
to employ it to design the bodies and faces of statues for their gods and heroes. It is to
produce visually appealing compositions that are organic and balanced.