The decimal string of the golden ratio

J. V. Leyendekkers and A. G. Shannon
Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics, ISSN 1310–5132
Volume 20, 2014, Number 1, Pages 27–31
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J. V. Leyendekkers
Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney
NSW 2006, Australia

A. G. Shannon
Faculty of Engineering & IT, University of Technology
Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia

Abstract

The decimal expansion of the Golden Ratio is examined through the use of various properties of the Fibonacci numbers and some exponential functions.

Keywords

• Fibonacci sequence
• Lucas sequence
• Golden Ratio

AMS Classification

• 11B39
• 11B50

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