a - 1/a = 1
a^2 - 1 = a
a^2 - a - 1 = 0
a^2 - a = 1
a^2 - a + 1/4 = 1 + 1/4
(a -1/2)^2 = 5/4
a -1/2 = sqrt (5) /2 and a - 1/2 = -sqrt (5) /2
a = [ 1 +sqrt (5)] /2 a = [ 1 -sqrt (5) ] / 2
a^2 = [ 6 + 2sqrt 5] / 4 a^2 = [ 6 - 2sqrt 5 ] /4
a^2 = [3 + sqrt 5 ] / 2 a^2 = [3 -sqrt 5 ] /2
a^3 = a^2 * a a^3 = a^2 * a
a^3 = ( 3 + sqrt 5 )/2 * (1 + sqrt 5) /2 = a^3 = ( 3 -sqrt 5)/2 * (1 -sqrt 5) / 2 =
[ 8 + 4sqrt 5 ) / 4 = [ 8 - 4sqrt 5 ] / 4 =
2 + sqrt 5 2 - sqrt 5