Re: PARASITES INSIDE OF VIRUSES?
From Rudrik Greyshadow <gre...@uchicago.edu>
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· 5 Aug 1994 19:08 · View full thread
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Felix Lee, ponders the complexities of the golden rect.: > The golden ratio (tau) is (1 + sqrt(5))/2, which is approximately > 1.618. This number has the property that > tau / 1 = (tau + 1) / tau > And it's the only real number with that property. Note this relationship can also be expressed as: tau-1 = 1/tau and 1/(tau-1)=tau and tau^2 = tau+1 [snip snip] > > A golden rectangle is a rectangle where the ratio between the lengths > of the two sides is tau. Like so: > ___________________________________________ > | tau : 1 | > | : | > | : | > | : | > | : | > | : | > | tau : | > | : | > | : | > | : | > | : | > | : | > |________________________:________________| > > The top has a length of (tau + 1), and the side has a length of tau, > giving a ratio of (tau + 1) / tau = tau. [deleted] as you can see by looking at the ratio of its sides. The smaller > rectangle has the same shape as the whole rectangle. You can't fool me: all rectangles have the same "shape" ;-) The important thing is the ratio of the sides (Ie. Length/Width = tau) remains constant for each new rect. created when you "remove" perfect :) squares from the figure. ___________________________________________ | 1 : (tau - 1) | L/W = tau/1 = tau | : | | : | Next iterations: | : | | : (tau - 1) | L/W = 1/(tau-1) = tau | : | | 1 : | L/W = (tau-1)/(2-tau)=tau | : | | :................| L/W = (2-tau)/(2tau-3)=tau | : | | : (2 - tau) | etc.... | : | |________________________:________________| > Classical art and ancient Greek architecture uses the golden ratio > pretty often. The golden rectangle is supposed to be the most > aesthetically pleasing rectangle....... OK put in the Disney Classic "Donald Duck in Mathemagic Land" and voila... I new I had heard this stuff before. :) -- Greyshadow
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