Golden Spiral

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This Demonstration draws an approximation to a golden spiral using a golden rectangle.

Contributed by: Yu-Sung Chang (March 2011)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA


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By successively drawing an arc between vertices of each square in a golden rectangle, you can approximate a golden spiral.

A golden spiral is a logarithmic spiral that goes through successive points dividing a golden rectangle into squares.



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