Name: Estremos, Charmie M.

Course & Year: BSA -1

Activity 3
THE GOLDEN RATIO

Measure the following:

 Distance from the ground to your belly button – 96 cm
 Distance from your belly button to the top of your head – 65 cm
 Distance from the ground to your knees – 47 cm
 Distance
o A – 2 cm
o B – 3 cm
o C – 5 cm

 Length of your hand – 19 cm

 Distance from your wrist to your elbow – 24 cm

Now calculate the following ratios:

1. Distance from the ground to your belly button / Distance from your
belly button to the top of your head
Ans: 96 / 65 cm = 1.4769230769

2. Distance from the ground to your belly button / Distance from the
ground to your knees
Ans: 96 / 47 cm = 2.0425531915
3. Distance C / Distance B
Ans: 5 / 3 cm = 1. 6666666667

4. Distance B / Distance A
Ans: 3 / 2 cm = 1.5

5. Distance from your wrist to your elbow / Length of your hand

Ans: 24 / 19 cm = 1.2631578947

Write all your results on the following table:

RATIO 1 RATIO 2 RATIO 3 RATIO 4 RATIO 5

1.4769230769 2.0425531915 1.6666666667 1.5 1.2631578947

or or or
1. 477 2. 043 1.667

Can you see anything special about these ratios? Explain your
observations.
ANS: I see that the special thing about the ratios is that their values are
close to one another. The golden ratio is defined as 1.618. The ratios should
be close to this value.