Golden Rectangles | ClipArt ETC

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Illustration showing a nesting of 2 golden rectangles. Two quantities are considered to be in the golden ratio if (a+ b)/a = a/b which is represented by the Greek letter phi. The large rectangle shown is divided to show the a golden rectangle. The smaller portion is then divided into the golden ratio again.

Keywords

divine section, extreme ratio, golden cut, golden mean, golden proportion, golden ratio, golden rectangle, golden section, mean ratio, medial section, rectangles

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Florida Center for Instructional Technology Clipart ETC (Tampa: University of South Florida, 2007)