A Regular Decagon, Decomposed into Golden Triangles and Golden Gnomons

decagon

The golden triangles, in yellow, are acute isosceles triangles with a leg:base ratio which is the golden ratio. Golden gnomons, shown in orange, are related, for they are obtuse isosceles triangles where the golden ratio shows up as the base:leg ratio, which is the reciprocal of the manifestation of the golden ratio which appears in the yellow triangles.

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