The Fibonacci sequence and the Golden Ratio Flashcards
1
Q
the number sequence
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Fibonacci sequence
2
Q
named after Leonardo Fibonacci
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Fibonacci sequence
3
Q
Leonardo Fibonacci stumbled across it in the 12th century
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Fibonacci sequence
4
Q
named after the mathematician Jacques Philippe Marie Binet
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Binet’s Formula
5
Q
used to find the nth term of the Fibonacci sequence
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Binet’s Formula
6
Q
also called golden ratio
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Golden mean
7
Q
number of the golden mean
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1.618034
8
Q
Golden mean is often denoted as____
A
Phi
9
Q
Golden ratio is sometimes called the ________, because it is an irrational number that possess unusual properties.
A
divine proportion
