Abstract. Geometer Mark Reynolds demonstrates the use of an ancient system for new ways of thinking and seeing: on the triple square and the diagonal of the Golden Section.

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The Geometer's Angle No. 7:
On the Triple Square and the Diagonal of the Golden Section

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Step 1

Construct the golden section rectangle, Figure 1, shown here. Here, the half-diagonals, p1M and p2K are used from the master square to generate points P and R.

Figure 1 for GA 7

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 The correct citation for this article is:
Mark A. Reynolds, "On the Triple Square and the Diagonal of the Golden Section", Nexus Network Journal, vol. 4, no. 2 (Spring 2002), http://www.nexusjournal.com/GA-v4n2.html

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