A Ratio That Glitters

Exploring Golden Ratios

Golden Ratio in Architecture
The Pyramid of Khufu has the Golden Ratio in the
ratio of the height of the pyramid with the length
of half the base of the pyramid.
Golden Ratio in Architecture
Measure from the base to the top and
from the observation deck to the top
Golden Ratio in Architecture

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Fibonacci Review
Whats the Fibonacci Sequence?
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89.
How do you get it? Whats the
pattern?
Start the sequence with 0 and 1. Add the
current term to the previous term to get
the next term.
Where do we see this sequence?
Fibonacci and Golden Ratio
Take your graph paper and draw a 1
1 box around the middle of the
page
Draw another adjacent to it
Draw a 2 2 square adjacent to and
below the rectangle
Draw a 3 3 square adjacent to and
to the left of that rectangle
Fibonacci and Golden Ratio
Your drawing should look like this:

Continue drawing squares in a

clockwise direction until your paper
runs out of space
What do you notice about the pattern
with the size of the squares?
Constructing Golden
Rectangles
Measure the length and width of each
rectangle that was formed using the
Fibonacci Sequence. The first three
rectangles you should measure are
highlighted in yellow below.
Constructing Golden
Rectangles

What do you notice about the

ratio between the length and
width of each rectangle as
you measure larger and
larger rectangles?
Golden Rectangle

(phi) Is called the

Golden Ratio.
Based on your work,
what is a good
approximation of ?
Golden Rectangles
Elsewhere
The aspect ratio of YouTube videos
Ratio of length over width of
photographs
Computer screens
Smartphone screens
Tablets
Constructing Golden
Rectangles
Draw a square
Find the midpoint of the side of the
square (A)
Constructing Golden
Rectangles
Extend one side
Draw an arc of radius AB, centered at
the midpoint, and have it intersect
the extended side of the square (C).
Constructing Golden
Rectangles
Construct a perpendicular line at the
intersection of the arc and the side.
Constructing Golden
Rectangles
Extend the opposite side of the
square to meet the new
perpendicular line.
Erase any unwanted markings.
Constructing Golden
Rectangles
Measure the dimensions.
Is it a Golden Rectangle?
Fibonacci and Golden Spiral
How is the Golden Spiral constructed?
 Golden Spiral in Nature
The Golden Spiral in nature:
a nautilus shell