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MMW Module 1-Chapter 1 - Assignment Activity 1.2 (Cortez, Rey John)

The document describes an activity where the student is asked to: 1) Compute ratios of successive Fibonacci numbers and record them in a table. 2) Construct a series of nested rectangles that form a golden spiral by building squares off previous rectangles. 3) Record the dimensions of each rectangle in a table and observe that the ratios of successive terms in the "Length ÷ Width" column approximate the golden ratio of 1.618.

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MMW Module 1-Chapter 1 - Assignment Activity 1.2 (Cortez, Rey John)

The document describes an activity where the student is asked to: 1) Compute ratios of successive Fibonacci numbers and record them in a table. 2) Construct a series of nested rectangles that form a golden spiral by building squares off previous rectangles. 3) Record the dimensions of each rectangle in a table and observe that the ratios of successive terms in the "Length ÷ Width" column approximate the golden ratio of 1.618.

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Rey John O.

Cortez
1BS Biology – B
Mathematics in Modern World
Module 1 – Chapter 1
Activity No. 1.2

Instructor: Arnel Toledo

ASSIGNMENT 1.2 The Golden Ratio

Compute the ratios of successive Fibonacci numbers and write your answers below (round
off to four decimal places).

2 1.5

1.6667 1.625

1.6154 1.6190 1.6177


Below, you will find two small squares and a larger square, forming a rectangle. Call this
rectangle 1.

 Above rectangle 1, construct a square with side length 3. This forms a new largest
rectangle; call it rectangle 2.
 To the left of this rectangle, construct a square with side length 5. This forms a new
largest rectangle; call it rectangle 3.
 Continue the process, constructing squares in a counterclockwise direction until you
form rectangle 7.
You have just constructed the structure of the golden spiral, which is found in many shells in
nature. Now record the dimensions of each rectangle in the table below.

Rectangle Dimensions Length ÷ Width

1 3x2

2 5x3

3 8x5

4 13x8

5 21x13

6 34x21

7 55x34

State an observation about the numbers in the third column.

I observed that the ratios of successive terms of the Fibonacci sequence are closer to the value
of the golden ration which is 1.618.

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