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Record 1 1989-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
  • Mathematics
CONT

Euclid's geometric problem as to dividing a line so that the smaller segment is to the larger as the larger is to the whole line is a Fibonacci division, i.e., if the line is 21 inches long, then if it is divided at the 8 inch mark the smaller segment, 8 inches, will be to 13 as 13 is to 21.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
  • Mathématiques
CONT

Le problème géométrique d'Euclide qui consiste à diviser une ligne de telle sorte que le plus petit segment est au plus grand ce que le plus grand est à la ligne entière, est une division de Fibonacci.

Spanish

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