The Great Pyramid of Giza has a square base with sides 230.4 m and height…

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Measurements and their errors · Measurements and their errors

Problem

The Great Pyramid of Giza has a square base with sides 230.4 m and height approximately 147 m. The Great Pyramid's base-to-height ratio is often said to be close to the Golden Ratio (1.618). Write down the absolute error in the golden ratio used in the pyramid.

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