I really cant get my head around it. When i see the methods that people use to get the area formula, i get very lost and confused about how certain numbers come up, like 4/9....maybe im a little bit daft please bear with me....could somebody please explain it to me as clearly as possible..it would be greatly appreciated....
The question im looking at says that the original triangle has a side length of 1 if that changes anyting....
2007-05-23 05:43:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
The Koch snowlake is an area that is enclosed, so it has a finite area. That area can be derived using very rigorous geometric methods that are hard to demonstrate. From what I remember, and have looked up, the area of the Koch snowflake is equal to:
A = (2*sqrt(3)*s^2)/5
Input your original side length, 1, for s, and you will find that the area is equal to (2*sqrt(3)) / 5
2007-05-23 06:06:05 · answer #1 · answered by POTTER 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Koch snowflake is a fractal and has a finite area (bounded either by the base or the sextet) but an infinite perimeter.
This infinity is the key to find the area. Find the general term which gives the increment in area at every step. Sum the series and take the limit as the number of sides tends to infinity.
2007-05-23 13:05:11 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋