Chaos-101

An interesting fractal that is modeled after the Pythagorean Theorem.

At the base, the trunk, is a large square. On top of that are two more squares joined by a right angle. Thus, A^2 + B^2 = C^2. Or, to say it another way, the sum of the areas of the second and third squares equals the area of the first square.

Add two more squares each to the second and third squares. And so on. Amazingly, a fractal tree appears. You can use the slider to adjust the angles of the two sub-squares.

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Date: Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 9:34 pm