THE GOLDEN RATIO IN THE HUMAN BODY GABRIELLE NAHAS IBDP MATH STUDIES THURSDAY‚ FEBRUARY 23rd 2012 WORD COUNT: 2‚839 INTRODUCTION: The Golden Ratio‚ also known as The Divine Proportion‚ The Golden Mean‚ or Phi‚ is a constant that can be seen all throughout the mathematical world. This irrational number‚ Phi (Φ) is equal to 1.618 when rounded. It is described as "dividing a line in the extreme and mean ratio". This means that when you divide segments of a line that always
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However‚ everyone has part of one or all of The Golden Girls in
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The golden age of a society is considered to be a time where this civilization is not only rising into their full potential but also succeeding in every economic‚ social‚ political‚ and educational venture they embark on. One rising modern society that is believed to reach their “golden age” is Brazil. Brazil has had a hard past‚ from political turmoil to economic failures‚ Brazil is finally being considered to fall into its very own opportunistic time. Not only is Brazil one of the world’s rising
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Euripides’ Medea uses the personification of the golden dress to symbolize the aggressive power takeovers of the BC Greek era. “She‚ when she saw the dress‚ could not restrain herself. She agreed with all her husband said‚ and before he and the children had gone from the palace‚ she took the gorgeous robe and dressed herself in it‚ and put the golden crown around her curly locks. She arranged the set of the hair in the shining mirror‚ and smiled at the lifeless image of herself in it. Then she
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The Golden Age of Islam Description: The Golden Age of Islam is usually dated from the mid-7th century to around the mid-13th century. During this period the Muslims flourished and they established one of the largest empires in all of history. This period is believed to have begun during the reign of Harun al-Rashid; a Abbasid caliph. His reign lasted from 786 to 809. The Golden Age of Islam also brought us what we know today as Hospitals. Hospitals at the time were the first to require any type
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How Teams Can Beat the Golden State Warriors By Zaheer E. Clarke A week ago‚ I declared to the loyal followers of my column‚ Facebook page‚ and blog that I have found the formula of how teams can beat the Golden State Warriors. After Saturday night’s victory by the San Antonio Spurs over the Golden State Warriors‚ 87-79‚ I believe Spurs’ coach Greg Popovich and his team of coaches have also found the formula‚ or worse‚ the Spurs organization have clandestinely hacked my personal computer. I may need
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social issue in society today and occurs all over the world. I have recently read a short story by Alexander Reid and he carefully uses characterisation‚ language‚ key incidents and symbolism to portray this to us. Intro 2 This short story ‘A Warm Golden Brown’ by Alexander Reid makes a strong point about direct and broad scope of racism. He shows that direct racism from the little boy’s mother to his friend comes through and influences him and also show the broad racism from his mother does not falter
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maintained in the book are the story of the Golden Carp‚ healers and witchcraft‚ and the Indians burial ceremony. The first element was the Golden Carp. It symbolizes the beliefs of the indigenous people‚ the native Indians‚ who used to live in the valley. The Indians were rewarded with a place to live in and an abundantly amount of animals and plants to consume from‚ for being faithful to their God. The only thing they were restricted from was to eat the golden carp. After forty years of no rain and
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In Golden Pond‚ there are three particular characters that are in the film‚ which consists of Norman‚ Ethel Thayer‚ and their daughter Chelsea Thayer Wayne‚ who are in Golden Pond. There is a particular approach that corresponds to the understanding of the human development cycle and psychosocial development through an analysis of the Thayer family. The approach is known to argued that human beings go through several series of development in which s crisis is addressed and over come in order for
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calculate the rest of the terms the same way: F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | F7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | Segment 2: The Golden ratio In order to define the golden ratio we need to examine the following sketch: The line above is divided into two segments in such a way that ABAP=APPB The ratio described above is called the golden ratio. If we assume that AP=x units and PB=1 units we can derive the following expression: x+1x=x1 By solving the equation x2-x-1=0 we find
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