Fractal geometry
This week we took two fractals and we found the total length of them. Practice with these two fractals:
Sample new questions:
1. This fractal rule for the fractal Cantor dust is: take out the middle third or each segment in the previous iteration.
A. Draw the next iteration of the fractal
iteration 0 iteration 1 iteration 2 iteration 3 B. Complete the table below, and explain your rule for finding the numbers that go in the table
iteration number number of pieces length of each piece total length 0 1 1 1 1 2 1/3 2/3 2 3 n (formula)
2. The fractal rule for this fractal (this one doesn't have a name) is: take out the middle third, and replace it with the top 3/4 of a square:
Segment was:
Changed to: This one's a little hard to visualize, so I have color coded a version to help you see the change from iteration 1 to iteration 2:
Iteration 1 is:
Iteration 2 is:
A. Draw iteration 3
iteration 0 iteration 1 iteration 2 B. Complete the table below, and explain your rule for finding the numbers that go in the table
iteration number number of pieces length of each piece total length 0 1 1 1 1 5 1/3 5/3 2 3 n (formula)