Pythagoras tree fractal

The Pythagoras tree is a plane fractal constructed from squares. The construction of the Pythagoras tree begins with a square. Upon this square are constructed two squares, each scaled down by a linear factor of [math]\frac12\sqrt{2}[/math], such that the corners of the squares coincide pairwise. The same procedure is then applied recursively to the two smaller squares, ad infinitum.

 

Juan Carlos Ponce Campuzano

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
fractal  fractal-geometry  geometry  iteration  pythagoras 
Target Group (Age)
10 – 19+
Language
English (Australia)
 
 
 
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