Golden Ratio Segment - Hofstetter's method
Step by step construction of the golden ratio segment, using the Hofstetter's method (2005) - compass with fixed radius.
Use the arrow buttons to display the construction step by step.
When the construction is finished, use the Distance tool of GeoGebra and measure the segment AB and the segment AP. Move points A and B and write down the measures of the segments, then create a table containing a sample of measures of segment AB, the corresponding measures of segment AP, and the ratio AB / AP. What do you observe?