Golden ratio
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The golden section is a line segment divided according to the golden ratio: The total length a + b is to the longer segment a as a is to the shorter segment b.In mathematics and the arts, two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio of the sum of the quantities to the larger one equals the ratio of the larger one to the smaller. The golden ratio is an irrational mathematical constant, approximately 1.6180339887.[1] Other names frequently used for the golden ratio are the golden section (Latin: sectio aurea) and golden mean.[2][3][4] Other terms encountered include extreme and mean ratio,[5] medial section, divine proportion, divine section (Latin: sectio divina), golden proportion, golden cut,[6] golden number, and mean of Phidias.[7][8][9] The golden ratio is often denoted by the Greek letter phi, usually lower case (φ).
The figure illustrates the geometric relationship that defines this constant.
Expressed algebraically:
This equation has as its unique positive solution the algebraic irrational number
Very interesting. I have to ask the question, are we getting closer to see the signs of the JD? Looks like it to me
- Sun 12 Jul, 2009 3:30 pm Post subject:
Let's me now apply the numbers obtained from the first movie concerning the distances between Mecca and both north and south poles to the golden mean equation:
Distance between Mecca and south pole (from first movie) = 12348.32 km = a
Distance between Mecca and north pole (from first movie) = 7631.68 km = b
