Golden Section Construction

|AE = |EC| and |EF| = |EB|
Observe that the square ABCD plus AKLE = the square on EB (by Pythagoras)
Now drag O to A.

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Drag O to A.
Now drag E to observe the new square is the same as the square on BE.
Deduce that the two blue regions have the same area.

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