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lemondrop13 · 05-21-2013, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

"So in previous years, we've examined your destiny as presented in your name and birthday, your personality, and even how certain days affect outcomes. Today though, we will be taking a closer look at an important mathematical constant found in both the artistic and natural worlds. Which is . . . the Golden Ratio. We'll begin by you telling me if you've heard anything at all about this golden ratio."

Carsyn tried to recall anything she had read or heard about the golden ratio. It had a bunch of other names, that she remembered. But would that be a worthwhile enough contribution to the class discussion? She didn't want to seem simple to the professor and the older students. She raised her hand, a hopeful expression on her face that she wouldn't seem dull or daft in answering, "The Golden ratio is an irrational mathematical constant that is equal to, ummm, 1.618 something something and a whole bunch of other numbers. But more simply, if you divide a line into two segments, the ratio of the larger of the segments in relation to the whole line segment is equal to the ratio of the smaller section to the longer section." Did she explain that right? Did her answer even make sense? She hoped she didn't mess that up completely. It took her 7 tries to understand the concept the first time she read it.

05-21-2013, 04:11 PM	#57 (permalink)
lemondrop13 Kneazle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island, USA Posts: 22,383 Hogwarts RPG Name: Sloane W. Fordyce First Year	Cheesy Mac Quote: Originally Posted by PhoenixRising "So in previous years, we've examined your destiny as presented in your name and birthday, your personality, and even how certain days affect outcomes. Today though, we will be taking a closer look at an important mathematical constant found in both the artistic and natural worlds. Which is . . . the Golden Ratio. We'll begin by you telling me if you've heard anything at all about this golden ratio." Carsyn tried to recall anything she had read or heard about the golden ratio. It had a bunch of other names, that she remembered. But would that be a worthwhile enough contribution to the class discussion? She didn't want to seem simple to the professor and the older students. She raised her hand, a hopeful expression on her face that she wouldn't seem dull or daft in answering, "The Golden ratio is an irrational mathematical constant that is equal to, ummm, 1.618 something something and a whole bunch of other numbers. But more simply, if you divide a line into two segments, the ratio of the larger of the segments in relation to the whole line segment is equal to the ratio of the smaller section to the longer section." Did she explain that right? Did her answer even make sense? She hoped she didn't mess that up completely. It took her 7 tries to understand the concept the first time she read it. Last edited by lemondrop13; 05-21-2013 at 04:13 PM. Reason: grammar check!