The Golden Rectangle [Le Rectangle d'Or].




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On the left-hand side picture, the two rectangles (the big blue and the small red) are similar, hence: 

                     phi        1
                    ----- = ---------
                      1      phi - 1

                       2
                    phi  = phi + 1

The positive root is the Golden Ratio (phi = (1+sqrt(5))/2 = 1,6180339887498949...).


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