Challenge #493: The Golden Rectangle Ratio

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A solution to last week’s challenge can be found here.

This challenge was submitted by Geetika Tadlimbekar, @Inactive User. Thank you, Geetika, for your submission!

The Golden Rectangle is often considered one of the most aesthetically pleasing shapes in art and architecture. This proportion appears in famous works such as the Mona Lisa and the Parthenon. In this challenge, your goal is to analyze a dataset of rectangles and identify those that most closely match the Golden Ratio.

Tasks

Calculate the ratio (longer side divided by shorter side) for each rectangle in the dataset.
Identify the top 4 rectangles whose ratios are closest to the Golden Ratio (approximately 1.618).

Once you have completed your challenge, include your solution file and a screenshot of your workflow as attachments to your comment.

Good Luck!

The Academy Team

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alineruizcampos

Cool challenge!

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I looked up the actual formula for the Golden Ratio to get the exact same answer.

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Yoshiro_Fujimori

My solution.

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I tried with the approximate value 1.618 and the calculated value ( 1 + sqrt(5) ) / 2, but got the same outcome.

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Imaizumi

Here is my solution

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Bobbyt23

Nice challenge.

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Qiu

Completed.

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I did not quite get the need for last sorting since #47 is closest.

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Pilsner

Fun stuff!

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Alwenna_Salaün

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balajilolla3

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Solution Attached

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alexnajm

Done!

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lwolfie

Done!

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jrlindem

A fun little challenge. The order of my results for Solution 2 came in slightly different, but the answer's still the same.

Also, took the "golden rectangle" ratio at face value instead of computing it on my own. Here's my solution (and attached workflow):

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patrick_digan

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Eswaran

Simple Solution

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Erin

Oooooh, as an artist, I want to learn more about this golden ratio!

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Hub119

Nice quick one... how many days until Advent of Code starts? 😂

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TurboToad

User Copilot to build most of this one.

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mattnason1

Very quick one.

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abacon

Fun challenge!

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Salum0405

My solution, fun challenge!

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DaisukeTsuchiya

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lukas_olsovsky

Interesting challenge, thank you!

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olga_strubbe

Thank you, Geetika, @stataltgee

This was a fun challenge. I have heard of the golden ratio before, but did not pay it much heed. It was nice to be reminded of it - it truly makes quite a difference in design!