Question 2022 Grade 12 Mathematics 7. Write neatly and legibly THE SIERPINSKI TRIANGLE RATIONALE The Mathematics department at Serena College decided to renovate its offices, and they selected a special design for the floor tiling in each office. The design is shown in the image below. The design is a fascinating pattern in mathematics, and has a special name: the Sierpinski Triangle. It is a fractal described in 1915 by Waclaw Sierpinski. It is a self-similar structure that occurs at different levels of the magnifications. The Sierpinski triangle is a fractal with the overall shape of an equilateral triangle, subdivided recursively into smaller equilateral triangles, as seen above. It is a fascinating geometric pattern. NOTE: A fractal is a geometric construction that is self-similar at different scales. It will look the same, no matter at what size it is viewed at. To construct the Sierpinski triangle 1. Stage 0: Start with an equilateral triangle, with each side 12 cm long. (An equilateral triangle is a triangle with three equal sides and three equal angles of 60° each.). Stage 0 2 Stage 1: Copyright reserved Page 2 of 8 Please turn over Grade 12 Mathematics 2022 Locate the midpoints of each of the sides of the triangle. 3 Stage 2: Connect each of the midpoints with a line segment. This will subdivide the triangle into four smaller congruent equilateral triangles. Then remove the central one, 4. Stage 3: Repeat the three steps above for each of the remaining smaller triangles. You now have three equilateral triangles within the original equilateral triangle. Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 This process can be continued indefinitely or until you choose to stop Stage 4 Repeat Use the drawings of the different stages of the Sierpinski triangle, and the information given, to perform the following activities: ACTIVITY 1 (5) 1.1 Use your Gr 11 Trig knowledge to determine the area of an equilateral triangle. Let the sides be 12 cm each. Leave your answer in simplified surd form. (3) THE ACCURACY OF THIS CALCULATION IS IMPORTANT FOR THE REST OF THE INVESTIGATION. Copyright reserved Page 3 of 8 Please turn over 1.2 Let the answer of Question 1.1 be the area of a Stage 1 Sierpinski triangle Into how many congruent triangles does the original triangle get divided for the second stage of the Sierpinski triangle fractal? (1) 1.3 What fraction of the original triangle is shaded in the second stage? (1) ACTIVITY 2 [5] 2.1 Use the answers of the previous activity to help you determine the area of the shaded (grey) par of a Stage 2 Sierpinski triangle. Write your answer in simplified surd form. (2) 2.2 Into how many shaded, congruent triangles does the original triangle get divided for the third stage of the Sierpinski triangle fractal? (1) 2.3 How many of the small congruent triangles will fit into the original triangle? (1) 2.4 What fraction of the original triangle is shaded in the third stage? (1) ACTIVITY 3 [6] Copyright reserved Page 4 of 8 Please turn over 2022 Grade 12 Mathematics 3.1 Use the answers of the previous questions to help you to determine the area of the shaded part of a Stage 3 Sierpinski triangle. Write your answer in simplified surd form. (2) 3.2 Into how many shaded, congruent triangles will the original triangle get divided for the fourth stage of the Sierpinski triangle fractal? (2) 3.3 How many of the small congruent triangles will fit into the original triangle? (1) 3.4 What fraction of the original triangle is shaded in the fourth stage? (1) ACTIVITY 4 [14] 4.1 Use the answers of the previous questions to help you to determine the area of the shaded part of a Stage 4 Sierpinski triangle. Write your answer in simplified surd form. (2) 4.2 Fill in the table below: 0 1 2 3 4 Stages Number of shaded triangles (1) (a) What pattern do you see in the numbers for the number of shaded triangles? (1) (b) Make a conjecture of the number of shaded, congruent triangles for the fifth stage of the Sierpinski triangle fractal. (1) (c) Can you build a formula for the number of shaded triangles at the n-th stage? (2) 4.3 Write the areas (correct to 1 decimal place) of each stage of the Sierpinski triangle, calculated in the previous activities as a series. Write the series to 4 terms. area of Stage 1 + area of Stage 2 + area of Stage 3 + area of Stage Copyright reserved Page 5 of 8 Please turn over

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Transcribed Image Text: 2022 Grade 12 Mathematics 7. Write neatly and legibly THE SIERPINSKI TRIANGLE RATIONALE The Mathematics department at Serena College decided to renovate its offices, and they selected a special design for the floor tiling in each office. The design is shown in the image below. The design is a fascinating pattern in mathematics, and has a special name: the Sierpinski Triangle. It is a fractal described in 1915 by Waclaw Sierpinski. It is a self-similar structure that occurs at different levels of the magnifications. The Sierpinski triangle is a fractal with the overall shape of an equilateral triangle, subdivided recursively into smaller equilateral triangles, as seen above. It is a fascinating geometric pattern. NOTE: A fractal is a geometric construction that is self-similar at different scales. It will look the same, no matter at what size it is viewed at. To construct the Sierpinski triangle 1. Stage 0: Start with an equilateral triangle, with each side 12 cm long. (An equilateral triangle is a triangle with three equal sides and three equal angles of 60° each.). Stage 0 2 Stage 1: Copyright reserved Page 2 of 8 Please turn over Grade 12 Mathematics 2022 Locate the midpoints of each of the sides of the triangle. 3 Stage 2: Connect each of the midpoints with a line segment. This will subdivide the triangle into four smaller congruent equilateral triangles. Then remove the central one, 4. Stage 3: Repeat the three steps above for each of the remaining smaller triangles. You now have three equilateral triangles within the original equilateral triangle. Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 This process can be continued indefinitely or until you choose to stop Stage 4 Repeat Use the drawings of the different stages of the Sierpinski triangle, and the information given, to perform the following activities: ACTIVITY 1 (5) 1.1 Use your Gr 11 Trig knowledge to determine the area of an equilateral triangle. Let the sides be 12 cm each. Leave your answer in simplified surd form. (3) THE ACCURACY OF THIS CALCULATION IS IMPORTANT FOR THE REST OF THE INVESTIGATION. Copyright reserved Page 3 of 8 Please turn over 1.2 Let the answer of Question 1.1 be the area of a Stage 1 Sierpinski triangle Into how many congruent triangles does the original triangle get divided for the second stage of the Sierpinski triangle fractal? (1) 1.3 What fraction of the original triangle is shaded in the second stage? (1) ACTIVITY 2 [5] 2.1 Use the answers of the previous activity to help you determine the area of the shaded (grey) par of a Stage 2 Sierpinski triangle. Write your answer in simplified surd form. (2) 2.2 Into how many shaded, congruent triangles does the original triangle get divided for the third stage of the Sierpinski triangle fractal? (1) 2.3 How many of the small congruent triangles will fit into the original triangle? (1) 2.4 What fraction of the original triangle is shaded in the third stage? (1) ACTIVITY 3 [6] Copyright reserved Page 4 of 8 Please turn over 2022 Grade 12 Mathematics 3.1 Use the answers of the previous questions to help you to determine the area of the shaded part of a Stage 3 Sierpinski triangle. Write your answer in simplified surd form. (2) 3.2 Into how many shaded, congruent triangles will the original triangle get divided for the fourth stage of the Sierpinski triangle fractal? (2) 3.3 How many of the small congruent triangles will fit into the original triangle? (1) 3.4 What fraction of the original triangle is shaded in the fourth stage? (1) ACTIVITY 4 [14] 4.1 Use the answers of the previous questions to help you to determine the area of the shaded part of a Stage 4 Sierpinski triangle. Write your answer in simplified surd form. (2) 4.2 Fill in the table below: 0 1 2 3 4 Stages Number of shaded triangles (1) (a) What pattern do you see in the numbers for the number of shaded triangles? (1) (b) Make a conjecture of the number of shaded, congruent triangles for the fifth stage of the Sierpinski triangle fractal. (1) (c) Can you build a formula for the number of shaded triangles at the n-th stage? (2) 4.3 Write the areas (correct to 1 decimal place) of each stage of the Sierpinski triangle, calculated in the previous activities as a series. Write the series to 4 terms. area of Stage 1 + area of Stage 2 + area of Stage 3 + area of Stage Copyright reserved Page 5 of 8 Please turn over
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Transcribed Image Text: 2022 Grade 12 Mathematics 7. Write neatly and legibly THE SIERPINSKI TRIANGLE RATIONALE The Mathematics department at Serena College decided to renovate its offices, and they selected a special design for the floor tiling in each office. The design is shown in the image below. The design is a fascinating pattern in mathematics, and has a special name: the Sierpinski Triangle. It is a fractal described in 1915 by Waclaw Sierpinski. It is a self-similar structure that occurs at different levels of the magnifications. The Sierpinski triangle is a fractal with the overall shape of an equilateral triangle, subdivided recursively into smaller equilateral triangles, as seen above. It is a fascinating geometric pattern. NOTE: A fractal is a geometric construction that is self-similar at different scales. It will look the same, no matter at what size it is viewed at. To construct the Sierpinski triangle 1. Stage 0: Start with an equilateral triangle, with each side 12 cm long. (An equilateral triangle is a triangle with three equal sides and three equal angles of 60° each.). Stage 0 2 Stage 1: Copyright reserved Page 2 of 8 Please turn over Grade 12 Mathematics 2022 Locate the midpoints of each of the sides of the triangle. 3 Stage 2: Connect each of the midpoints with a line segment. This will subdivide the triangle into four smaller congruent equilateral triangles. Then remove the central one, 4. Stage 3: Repeat the three steps above for each of the remaining smaller triangles. You now have three equilateral triangles within the original equilateral triangle. Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 This process can be continued indefinitely or until you choose to stop Stage 4 Repeat Use the drawings of the different stages of the Sierpinski triangle, and the information given, to perform the following activities: ACTIVITY 1 (5) 1.1 Use your Gr 11 Trig knowledge to determine the area of an equilateral triangle. Let the sides be 12 cm each. Leave your answer in simplified surd form. (3) THE ACCURACY OF THIS CALCULATION IS IMPORTANT FOR THE REST OF THE INVESTIGATION. Copyright reserved Page 3 of 8 Please turn over 1.2 Let the answer of Question 1.1 be the area of a Stage 1 Sierpinski triangle Into how many congruent triangles does the original triangle get divided for the second stage of the Sierpinski triangle fractal? (1) 1.3 What fraction of the original triangle is shaded in the second stage? (1) ACTIVITY 2 [5] 2.1 Use the answers of the previous activity to help you determine the area of the shaded (grey) par of a Stage 2 Sierpinski triangle. Write your answer in simplified surd form. (2) 2.2 Into how many shaded, congruent triangles does the original triangle get divided for the third stage of the Sierpinski triangle fractal? (1) 2.3 How many of the small congruent triangles will fit into the original triangle? (1) 2.4 What fraction of the original triangle is shaded in the third stage? (1) ACTIVITY 3 [6] Copyright reserved Page 4 of 8 Please turn over 2022 Grade 12 Mathematics 3.1 Use the answers of the previous questions to help you to determine the area of the shaded part of a Stage 3 Sierpinski triangle. Write your answer in simplified surd form. (2) 3.2 Into how many shaded, congruent triangles will the original triangle get divided for the fourth stage of the Sierpinski triangle fractal? (2) 3.3 How many of the small congruent triangles will fit into the original triangle? (1) 3.4 What fraction of the original triangle is shaded in the fourth stage? (1) ACTIVITY 4 [14] 4.1 Use the answers of the previous questions to help you to determine the area of the shaded part of a Stage 4 Sierpinski triangle. Write your answer in simplified surd form. (2) 4.2 Fill in the table below: 0 1 2 3 4 Stages Number of shaded triangles (1) (a) What pattern do you see in the numbers for the number of shaded triangles? (1) (b) Make a conjecture of the number of shaded, congruent triangles for the fifth stage of the Sierpinski triangle fractal. (1) (c) Can you build a formula for the number of shaded triangles at the n-th stage? (2) 4.3 Write the areas (correct to 1 decimal place) of each stage of the Sierpinski triangle, calculated in the previous activities as a series. Write the series to 4 terms. area of Stage 1 + area of Stage 2 + area of Stage 3 + area of Stage Copyright reserved Page 5 of 8 Please turn over
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Part 1.1)Part 1.2)In the second stage the triangle from stage 1 is divided into 4 congruent trianglesPart 1.3)In the second stage, 3//4 parts of the original triangle are covered.Part 2.1)Since the triangle is equilateral, then its interior angles are equal, soPart 2.2)3alpha=180^(@)rarr alpha=60^(@)In the second stage there is 1 blank triangle and 3 shaded triangles, andNow, each of the shaded triangles is divided into 4 congruent triangles,sin(60^(@))=(h)/( 12)quad rarrquad h=12 sin(60^(@))=12(sqrt3)/(2)=6sqrt3therefore in the second stage there are 3**4=12 congruent triangles, of which 3**3=9 are shadedFinally," Area "=A_(1)=(" base "**" height ")/(2)=(12**6sqrt3)/(2)=36sqrt3Part 2.3)Part 3.3)If the 4 triangles obtained in the second stage are ... See the full answer