Ratio of a line segment-Something golden!
1 = x x x + 1 x^2 = x + 1 x^2 - x - 1 = 0 a = 1 b = -1 c = -1 x = 1 + sqrt(1 + 4) 2 x = 1 + sqrt (5) 2 x ~ 1.6180 ( - .618 is extraneous, since distance > 0) Which is the golden ratio.
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