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Golden Ratio Dividers

Use these dividers to find the golden ratio in nature. The middle point of the dividers will always split the span into two parts whose lengths are in the golden ratio.

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• I was introduced to these dividers through a Mathematica Demonstrations Project animation by Steve Strain of the Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.
• For instructions on how to make this project and many others check out the book Amazing Math Projects You Can Build Yourself written for kids 9 to 14 years old.

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