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.

The Geometer's Angle No. 7: On the Triple Square and the Diagonal of the Golden Section Marcus the Marinite 667 Miller Avenue Mill Valley, California 94941 USA Step 7 Rotate the line, PZ, to the vertical axis at, P1Z1, as in Figure 6a. This takes the length of the diagonal of the golden section rectangle, PZ, and length 1.902…, and makes it the height of the new rectangle, STUV. The vertical midline of the new 1.902… Rectangle, STUV, is Z1P1. back to Step 6 | Step 7 | on to Step 8  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 top of page

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