SpongeBob's house is not a pineapple

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Are SpongeBob's pants really square? Is Gary's shell a logarithmic spiral? No. But, how can we figure out if SpongeBob's house is actually a pineapple? There's math everywhere! Let's use Fibonacci numbers to help us determine this mathematical quandary.


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Stacey Roshan
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Gaithersburg, MD, United States
List at least three places Fibonacci Numbers show up.
Be specific (i.e., SpongeBob's house is a good example).
07/02/2013 • 
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