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Fibonacci sequence with angle of right triangle

  • Consider a right triangle $OPA$ with $\angle {AOP} = 90^0$. Let $\ell$ be the reflection of $PO$ in $PA$ and $\ell$ meets $OA$ at $A_1$. Let $O_1$ be the center of the circle $(PAA_1)$, the line $PO_1$ meets $OA$ at $A_2$. Let $O_2$ be the center of the circle $(PA_1A_2)$, the line $PO_2$ meets $OA$ at $A_3$,.....Let $O_n$ be the center of the circle $(PA_{n-1}A_{n})$, the line $PO_n$ meets $OA$ at $A_{n+1}$ for $n=3, 4, 5....$. Denote $\angle {OPA} = \alpha_1$, $ \angle A_{i}PA_{i+1}=\alpha_{i+1}$ for $i=\overline{1,n}$

  • Easily to show that $\alpha_2=\alpha_1$ and $\alpha_{n+1}=\alpha_{n}+\alpha_{n-1}$ for $n=2,3,4,...$ this is Fibonacci sequence.

  • Now in cartesian coordinates let $P=(0,1)$, $O=(0,0)$, $A=(x,0)$.

What is the locus equation of some circumcenters $O_1$, $O_2$, $O_3$...? if we can show thease equations, we can divide any angles by coefficients in the Fibonacci sequence. Example ...........

$O_1$ we can construct Angle trisection

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