Total area removed = (√3 / 16) / (1 - 3/4) = (√3 / 4)
In subsequent iterations, we remove triangles with side lengths 1/4, 1/8, ... . The areas removed form an infinite geometric series:
Area = (√3 / 4) × side^2 = (√3 / 4)
While the underlying lattice of a snowflake is hexagonal, the intricate branching patterns are best described by . Fractals are geometric shapes that exhibit self-similarity at different scales—meaning the small parts of the shape look like miniature versions of the whole.
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