a. Find a male volunteer and measure the width and length of his head as described i...

a. Find a male volunteer and measure the width and length of his head as described in problem 39. How well does the head conform to a golden rectangle?

b. Have someone help you measure the distance from the top of your head to the middle of your neck and the distance from the middle of your neck to your navel. Measure several other friends or members of your family in the same way. For each pair of measurements find the ratio

What do you notice about the ratios?

Problem 39:

a. The human head can be outlined by a rectangle. Let the width of the rectangle be the distance between the widest parts of the cheeks. Let the length of the rectangle be the distance from the top of the head to the bottom of the chin. Find a female volunteer and measure the width and length of her head as described. How well does the head conform to a golden rectangle?

b. Have someone help you carefully measure the distance from your navel to the ground and the distance from the top of your head to your navel. Measure several other friends or members of your family in the same way. For each pair of measurements, find the ratio

What do you notice about the ratios?