Golden Ratio
Calculating value of the Golden Ratio Introduction: The Golden Ratio, represented by Greek letter “phi” () exists when a line is divided into two parts and the longer part (b) divided by the smaller part (a) is equal to the sum of (a) + (b) divided by (b), which both equal 1.618. See diagram below where (1) Proof: Suppose is the ratio such that , where b > a For convenience, let’s set a = 1, so solving for…