Session 9, Part C: Fibonacci Numbers

Session 9, Part C:
Fibonacci Numbers

In This Part: The Fibonacci Sequence | Ratios of Fibonacci Numbers
The Golden Mean and the Golden Rectangle

Here again is the Fibonacci sequence:

Using a calculator, find the decimal value of the ratio of the first 10 consecutive Fibonacci numbers. What pattern do you find?

1/1
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2/1
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3/2
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5/3
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8/5
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13/8
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21/13
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34/21
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55/34
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Problem C3
Make a conjecture about the ratio of the 100th to the 99th Fibonacci number.

Next > Part C (Continued): The Golden Mean and the Golden Rectangle

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