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Golden Ratio |
2013-08-26 |
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From Mark:
Please Help. I'm trying to help my Child and I have no clue on this math question.
Rectangular shapes with a length to width ratio of approximately 5 to 3 are pleasing to the eye.
The ratio is know as the golden ratio. A designer can us the expression 1/3(5w) to find the
length of such a rectangle with width 6 inches.
Answered by Robert Dawson and Penny Nom. |
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Body measurements |
2010-04-06 |
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From Amirul:
Recently I'm proposing my research question to my teacher for my extended essay. I'm an IB student.
My research question is regarding the estimation of human in buying trousers through reference of neck. What does the relation between the diameter of the neck and the diameter of the waist?
I want to see how far does the estimation theory is true for different type of people with different BMI(body mass index)..
But teacher said that it is golden ratio...so nothing interesting... =(
really??? But i search on net.... state that my idea seems do not have any relation with the golden ratio so far..... i just want ask you... am I able to perform in my extended essay if i continue with this research question??
Answered by Robert Dawson. |
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Depth to height ratio |
2009-03-26 |
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From Janet:
Is there a formula to determine how deep something (a cabinet) should be based on how tall it is?
Answered by Robert Dawson. |
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The Golden Ratio |
2009-01-20 |
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From Vincent:
hello, my name is Vince,
I am wondering how the Golden ratio was used by early mathematicians.
What formula did they use to find it? open for anything... thank You!
Answered by Robert Dawson. |
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Art and Integers |
2008-09-17 |
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From pamela:
how do artists use integers?
Answered by Janice Cotcher. |
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Circumscribing a golden cuboid with a sphere: surface areas |
2007-06-14 |
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From Ainslie:
A golden cuboid is defined as a rectangular prism whose length, width and height are in the ratio of phi : 1 : 1/phi.
Prove that the ratio of the Surface Areas of the golden cuboid to that of the sphere that circumscribes it is Phi : Pi.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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Karats |
2007-06-01 |
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From Lisa:
What is the karat count of gold in a bracelet that contains 15g of gold and 5 g of silver?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The name of an equation |
2006-11-13 |
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From Lee:
I am struggling to find the name of the following equation. I remember watching a TV programme introduced by Arthur C Clarke. The programme focused on an equation that gave a wonderful pattern that went on into infinity. Two maths professors discussed this equation.It was described as 'Gods equation' as it was compared to the shape of trees and other shapes in nature. It was named after the inventor/discoverer. If you have any ideas i would be most grateful.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The golden ratio |
2004-12-31 |
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From Cristina:
let x represent the longer segment. to find the golden ratio, write a proportion such that the longer of the two segments is the geometric mean between the shorter segment and the entire segment.Use the quadratic Formula to solve the proportion for X. Find the value in both radical and decimal form.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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AB/AP=AP/PB |
2003-11-20 |
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From James:
My name is James McBride. I'm having a difficult time with a pre calculus problem, which goes as follows: "show that AB/AP=AP/PB is equal to (1+5^1/2)/2 (one plus the sqaure root of five with the sum divided by two. I can't do the square root sign, sorry.) I have tried to solve for PB in terms of the other varialbles and then work the quadratic equation. THAT DOES NOT WORK!!!! I am befuddled. Please help me. I am a student of secondary level.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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The golden ratio |
2003-09-23 |
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From Phillip:
The Golden Section can be made from an equilatereral triangle inscribed within a circle. The Golden Section is achieved by joining the mid points of two arms of the triangle to the circumference. I can prove this by erecting a perpendicular to the line outside the circle, but am interested to see how it can be proved from within the circle.
Answered by Chris Fisher. |
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Three goldfish |
2001-05-30 |
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From Nathan:
A man has three goldfish. When the youngest goldfish was born, the oldest fish was three times the middle fish's age. Nine years ago the oldest fish's age was the sum of the two other fish's ages. How old are the three goldfish?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Fibonacci Numbers |
1999-12-15 |
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From Gary Nelb:
I'm doing a project on fibonacci numbers and I'm using different starting values and finding out if different starting values to see whether or not the ratios still get closer to phi. I was wondering, what numbers should I use. Should I use two of the same # like 2 and 2, or numbers like 1 and 2, or even something totally different.
Answered by Denis Hanson. |
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What is the golden section? |
1995-09-17 |
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From Cindy:
What is the golden section of a line?
Answered by Denis Hanson. |
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La conjecture de Goldbach |
2011-02-18 |
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From ahmedbenmoussa:
montrez que tout nombre entier paire supérieur à 4 s'écrit somme de deux nombres premiers
Answered by Claude Tardif. |
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Nombre d'or |
2003-10-31 |
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From Claude:
Comment démontrer que si a/b est égal au nombre d'or alors a+b/a est égal aussi au nombre d'or Comment faut t il choisir a et b pour que le puzzle de lewis caroll soit réalisable? on sait déjà que les nombres 8 et 5 ainsi que 6 et 3 ne sont pas valables.
Answered by Claude Tardif. |
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le nombre d'or |
2000-06-14 |
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From Belhaj Saad:
quel est le nombre d'or?
Answered by Claude Tardif. |
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