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How to do it? (Posted on 2018-09-05)

Provide detailed instructions how to construct a right triangle with edge lengths in geometric progression.

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No time to elaborate, but I believe the required (and only?) ratio between the lengths of the sides that works is: SQRT((1+SQRT(5))/2)

Edited to add a missing LH bracket after the first SQRT.

Edited on September 5, 2018, 4:51 pm

Posted by Kenny M on 2018-09-05 09:50:01

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