Golden Ratio - Calculation

Calculation

  • List of numbers
  • Irrational and suspected irrational numbers
  • γ
  • ζ(3)
  • √2
  • √3
  • √5
  • φ
  • ρ
  • δS
  • α
  • e
  • π
  • δ
Binary 1.1001111000110111011...
Decimal 1.6180339887498948482...
Hexadecimal 1.9E3779B97F4A7C15F39...
Continued fraction
Algebraic form
Infinite series

Two quantities a and b are said to be in the golden ratio φ if:

One method for finding the value of φ is to start with the left fraction. Through simplifying the fraction and substituting in b/a = 1/φ,

it is shown that

Multiplying by φ gives

which can be rearranged to

Using the quadratic formula, the only positive solution is

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