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Re: Constants you cannot help but remember

by baruch (Beadle)

on Jun 09, 2004 at 03:34 UTC ( [id://362616]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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(1+sqrt(5))/2 = 1.61893398875... and its inverse, 0.61893398875... The limit of the ratios of two consecutive Fibonacci numbers as they approach infinity.

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Re^2: Constants you cannot help but remember by poqui (Deacon) on Jun 09, 2004 at 22:30 UTC
Yes, Phi! But thats not the limit of its interest... Its also the only number to solve the equation: X+1=X^2 (corrected my formular re:browserUk)	[reply]
Re^3: Constants you cannot help but remember by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jun 09, 2004 at 22:49 UTC
Raises eyebrows. Um... you mean like 2 + 2 = 2^2? Examine what is said, not who speaks. "Efficiency is intelligent laziness." -David Dunham "Think for yourself!" - Abigail	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Constants you cannot help but remember by baruch (Beadle) on Jun 10, 2004 at 00:14 UTC
As I recall it, Phi was unique because it was the only solution to equation, (X^2)-1=X. Also, 1/Phi= Phi-1. It's kind of a fun number to play with, if you're into that sort of thing... בּרוּך	[reply]
Re^5: Constants you cannot help but remember by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jun 10, 2004 at 01:03 UTC
Re^6: Constants you cannot help but remember by ambrus (Abbot) on Jul 05, 2004 at 11:06 UTC

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