The number phi, often known as the golden ratio, is a mathematical concept that people have known about since the time of the ancient Greeks. It is an irrational number like pi and e, meaning that its terms go on forever after the decimal point without repeating.
What is phi in math equal to?
Golden ratio, also known as the golden section, golden mean, or divine proportion, in mathematics, the irrational number (1 + Square root of√5)/2, often denoted by the Greek letter ϕ or τ, which is approximately equal to 1.618.
How do you find phi in math?
Phi is most often calculated using by taking the square root of 5 plus 1 and divided the sum by 2:
- √5 + 1. ...
- BC = √5.
- DE = 1.
- BE = DC = (√5-1)/2+1 = (√5+1)/2 = 1.618 … = Phi.
- BD = EC = (√5-1)/2 = 0.618… = phi.
