Lill's Graphic Solution of a Quadratic Equation
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This Demonstration shows Lill's graphic method for solving a quadratic equation. The value is a root of the equation if and only if . In this case, the point is on a circle with diameter .
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Contributed by: Izidor Hafner (September 2017)
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Here is a simple construction of the golden ratio. Draw a zigzag line through the points , , , . Let be a circle with radius and center at the midpoint of the segment . Let be the intersection of and an extension of .
The golden ratio is .
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[1] D. Kurepa, Higher Algebra, Book 2 (in Croatian), Zagreb: Skolska knjiga, 1965 pp. 1072–1074.
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