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The golden ratio is algebraic, and can be easily constructed with straightedge and compass. So the first point the author starts with is pure bullshit. That's l
by Grue3 12y ago
The golden ratio is algebraic, and can be easily constructed with straightedge and compass. So the first point the author starts with is pure bullshit. That's like saying sqrt(2) is "impossible" despite it being the diagonal of a unit square.
- tomtom123 12y agoExactly. Too bad nobody else pointed that out. On the contrary, Pi is transcendental and therefore cannot be constructed. I hope it is the journalist and not the Stanford math teacher who got it wrong ;-)