Geometric and Continued Fraction Expansion of the Golden Ratio

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This Demonstration illustrates the growth of the continued fraction expansion of , the golden ratio. Also shown are the convergents of its continued fraction and a series of squares in the golden rectangle.

Contributed by: Adam Kelchner (March 2011)
Based on work by: Yu-Sung Chang
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA


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