The Golden Rectangle and two equiangular spirals
We can see that some vertices of the golden rectangles of this construction are in an equiangular spiral. Coxeter ask to prove ("Introduction to Geometry" p 196) that the other vertices also are in another equiangular spiral. This second golden spiral is homotetic to the initial golden spiral. This second golden spiral is congruent by rotation to the initial golden spiral. In the next animation we can see the rotation that transforms one spiral into the other. REFERENCES
Coxeter H. S. M. - Introduction to Geometry (John Whiley and Sons, Second Edition, 1969)
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