Golden ratio

  • Golden Fibs
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    Golden fibs

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    When is a Fibonacci sequence also a geometric sequence? When the ratio of successive terms is the golden ratio!
  • Golden Fractions
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    Golden fractions

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Find the link between a sequence of continued fractions and the ratio of succesive Fibonacci numbers.
  • Gold Yet Again
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    Gold yet again

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Nick Lord says "This problem encapsulates for me the best features of the NRICH collection."
  • Golden Thoughts
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    Golden thoughts

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Rectangle PQRS has X and Y on the edges. Triangles PQY, YRX and XSP have equal areas. Prove X and Y divide the sides of PQRS in the golden ratio.
  • Pentakite
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    Pentakite

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Given a regular pentagon, can you find the distance between two non-adjacent vertices?

  • Golden Ratio
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    Golden ratio

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
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    Solve an equation involving the Golden Ratio phi where the unknown occurs as a power of phi.