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 10
Figure 9
shows the constructional grid system for the position of the triple square (it should be noted that the triple square is dynamically positioned, that is, not vertical and horizontal) within the static (at rest) 1.902…rectangle.

Figure 9 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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