As you expand the Fibonacci series, each new value in proportion to the previous approaches the Golden Ratio.
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The ratio of successive terms in the Fibonacci sequence approaches the Golden ratio as the number of terms increases.
The "golden ratio" is the limit of the ratio between consecutive terms of the Fibonacci series. That means that when you take two consecutive terms out of your Fibonacci series and divide them, the quotient is near the golden ratio, and the longer the piece of the Fibonacci series is that you use, the nearer the quotient is. The Fibonacci series has the property that it converges quickly, so even if you only look at the quotient of, say, the 9th and 10th terms, you're already going to be darn close. The exact value of the golden ratio is [1 + sqrt(5)]/2
Fibonacci didn't discover the golden ratio. It had been used thousands of years earlier,for example in construction of religious architecture by the Greeks, who considered it themost perfect and visually pleasing ratio of structural length to width. Fibonacci studied asimple numerical series that generates the number equal to the golden ratio.The number is also the solution to the equation: [ (x - 1) = 1/x ].
The Fibonacci sequence can be used to determine the golden ratio. If you divide a term in the sequence by its predecessor, at suitably high values, it approaches the golden ratio.
The Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers in which each number is the sum of the two previous numbers. When graphed, the sequence creates a spiral. The sequence is also related to the "Golden Ratio." The Golden Ratio has been used to explain why certain shapes are more aesthetically pleasing than others.