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Proposition: 6.30: Construction of the Inverse Golden Section

(Proposition 30 from Book 6 of Euclid's “Elements”)

To cut1 a given finite straight line in extreme and mean ratio. * Let $AB$ be the given finite straight line. * So it is required to cut the straight line $AB$ in extreme and mean ratio. fig30e

Modern Formulation

It is possible to cut a given segment at a point being its inverse golden ratio.

Table of Contents

Proofs: 1

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References

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  1. Fitzpatrick, Richard: Euclid's "Elements of Geometry"

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  1. Prime.mover and others: "Pr∞fWiki", https://proofwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page, 2016

Footnotes

  1. This method of cutting a straight line is sometimes called the Golden Section" - see " [Prop. 2.11] (translator's note). ↩