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  2. Golden ratio - Wikipedia

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    The golden ratio φ and its negative reciprocal −φ −1 are the two roots of the quadratic polynomial x 2 − x − 1. The golden ratio's negative −φ and reciprocal φ −1 are the two roots of the quadratic polynomial x 2 + x − 1. The golden ratio is also an algebraic number and even an algebraic integer.

  3. Generalizations of Fibonacci numbers - Wikipedia

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    The n-Fibonacci constant is the ratio toward which adjacent -Fibonacci numbers tend; it is also called the n th metallic mean, and it is the only positive root of =. For example, the case of n = 1 {\displaystyle n=1} is 1 + 5 2 {\displaystyle {\frac {1+{\sqrt {5}}}{2}}} , or the golden ratio , and the case of n = 2 {\displaystyle n=2} is 1 + 2 ...

  4. Fibonacci sequence - Wikipedia

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    Fibonacci numbers are also strongly related to the golden ratio: Binet's formula expresses the n-th Fibonacci number in terms of n and the golden ratio, and implies that the ratio of two consecutive Fibonacci numbers tends to the golden ratio as n increases. Fibonacci numbers are also closely related to Lucas numbers, which obey the same ...

  5. Cassini and Catalan identities - Wikipedia

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    A quick proof of Cassini's identity may be given (Knuth 1997, p. 81) by recognising the left side of the equation as a determinant of a 2×2 matrix of Fibonacci numbers. The result is almost immediate when the matrix is seen to be the n th power of a matrix with determinant −1:

  6. Fibonorial - Wikipedia

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    Here the fibonorial constant (also called the fibonacci factorial constant [1]) is defined by = = (), where = and is the golden ratio. An approximate truncated value of C {\displaystyle C} is 1.226742010720 (see (sequence A062073 in the OEIS ) for more digits).

  7. Golden triangle (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    A golden triangle. The ratio a/b is the golden ratio φ. The vertex angle is =.Base angles are 72° each. Golden gnomon, having side lengths 1, 1, and .. A golden triangle, also called a sublime triangle, [1] is an isosceles triangle in which the duplicated side is in the golden ratio to the base side:

  8. Fermat's spiral - Wikipedia

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    The golden ratio and the golden angle [ edit ] In disc phyllotaxis , as in the sunflower and daisy, the mesh of spirals occurs in Fibonacci numbers because divergence (angle of succession in a single spiral arrangement) approaches the golden ratio .

  9. Greedy algorithm for Egyptian fractions - Wikipedia

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    That is, the first term of the greedy expansion of the golden ratio is ⁠ 1 / 1 ⁠. If x 1 is the remaining fraction after the first step of the greedy expansion, it satisfies the equation P 0 (x 1 + 1) = 0, which can be expanded as P 1 (x 1) = x 2 1 + x 1 − 1 = 0.