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Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila
University of the City of Manila
Assignment # 1
In Mathematics in the Modern World 0001 – 55
Amodia, Alain B. 7:00 – 8:30 am (TF)
201910165 Professor Macasieb
August 20, 2019

Fruits
Pineapples are one of the example of mathematical
objects that occur in nature. Their growth is dictated
by the Fibonacci sequence in multiple ways.
Fibonacci numbers dictate the number of spirals that
appear on the skin of the fruit. There are 8 spirals in
one direction, 13 spirals in the opposite direction,
and 21 spirals vertically. Each of these numbers
appear chronologically in the Fibonacci sequence.
This pattern of growth determines the iconic
diamond pattern found on the pineapple.
Strawberries are another example of a fruit with
Fibonacci sequence. In this fruit, you can see the
spiral from the bottom of the strawberry going to the
top. As you count the seeds that goes along, you will
notice that the first, in between and the last
numbers are all dictated by the Fibonacci sequence.