THE KOCH SNOWFLAKE

They erased the bases of the three new triangles to produce a six-pointed star and found the perimeter of this new figure. They continued, dividing each segment in the perimeter of the figure into three equal parts, creating new triangles on the outside of the figure, as before, and colouring each a...

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Published in:Mathematics Teaching 2008-03 (207), p.33
Main Authors: Dwyer, Jerry, Keating, Mike, Sherrod, Sonya
Format: Article
Language:English
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Graduate Students
Mathematics education
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Summary:They erased the bases of the three new triangles to produce a six-pointed star and found the perimeter of this new figure. They continued, dividing each segment in the perimeter of the figure into three equal parts, creating new triangles on the outside of the figure, as before, and colouring each additional stage a different colour, then erasing the bases.
ISSN:0025-5785