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Fibonaccis Problem
100%
1. 5
2. 7
3. 8
4. 11
5. 13
0% 0% 0% 0%
11
13
5.5 Fibonacci's Rabbits 6
Jan 1 0
1
Feb 1
2
Mar 1 0
Apr 1 3
1 0
4
May 1 2 1 0
5 3 2 1 1
June 1
Joke
5.5 Fibonacci's Rabbits 11
The 16th term of the Fibonacci sequence is 987
and the 17th term is 1597. What is the 19th term?
1. 2584 100%
2. 4181
3. 6765
0% 0%
84
81
65
25
41
67
5.5 Fibonacci's Rabbits 12
Change Fibonaccis problem slightly so that each pair of
adult rabbits produces 2 pairs per litter. Which recursion
formula best describes the rabbit population?
33%
33%
33%
1. 8
2. 10
3. 11
1. 5
2. 8
3. 13
4. 21
144 1 year
Examples
5.5 Fibonacci's Rabbits 17
End of 5.5
Fibonacci numbers?
5 Spirals
Jim T. Henriksen
One
Small,
Precise,
Poetic,
Spiraling mixture:
Math plus poetry yields the Fib
1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55
* 21 = 441 * = 442
1/1 = 1
2/1 = 2
3/2 = 1.5
5/3 = 1.666666
8/5 = 1.6
13/8 = 1.625
21/13 = 1.6153846
34/21 = 1.6190476
55/34 = 1.6176470
89/55 = 1.6181818
144/89 = 1.6179775
233/144 = 1.6180555
1.61808
5.5 Fibonacci's Rabbits 35
Golden Rectangle
1.618
Mona Lisa
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