The Diagonal of a Regular Pentagon
Dan McQuillan
math.HOarXiv:2610.18903
Abstract
We demonstrate the well-known fact that the diagonal of a unit regular pentagon has length the golden ratio. While similar to other proofs, we provide a novel figure that we believe is particularly well-suited to achieve full understanding at a glance.
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