Learning Functional Programming in Go

The golden ratio

Let's look at one more fascinating quadratic equation. The Greeks believed that the rectangular shape, which had the most aesthetic proportions, was one where the large and the small rectangles have the same proportions.

This became known as the golden rectangle. The solution to x² + x = 1 is x = 1.61803398875, which we'll shorten to x = 1.61.

The Greeks weren't the only ones that thought the golden ratio was perfect.

When we look closely, we'll see the Golden Ratio in business:

Remember the Fibonacci sequence and its relationship ...