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Pascal's Fractals
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| Ivars Peterson (MathLand) | |
| It's possible to convert Pascal's triangle into eye-catching geometric forms. For example, one can replace the odd coefficients with 1 and even coefficients with 0. Continuing the pattern for many rows reveals an ever-enlarging host of triangles, of varying size, within the initial triangle. In fact, the pattern qualifies as a fractal. The even coefficients occupy triangles much like the holes in a fractal known as the Sierpinski gasket. | |
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| Levels: | High School (9-12), College |
| Languages: | English |
| Resource Types: | Articles |
| Math Topics: | Number Sense/About Numbers, Patterns/Relationships, Fractals |
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