China Gaokao 2019 Interesting Math Question

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Gaokao = Baccalaureate = GCE A Level

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Let Ф = 0.618

… Golden Ratio Ф = 0.618

defined as:

“Head to Throat” vs “Throat to Navel” = a/b = Ф ,

also

“Head to Navel” vs “Navel to bottom of Legs” =(a+b) / c= Ф

Knowing :

Head to Neck = 26 cm &

Legs = 105 cm

Find the height (H) ?

Note: The tricky part is to know “the neck is below the throat” & “the legs start some distance below the navel”, hence 2 inequalities :

a <…

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