Using & Understanding Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach (7th Edition)

7th Edition

ISBN: 9780134705187

Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, William L. Briggs

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 10.C, Problem 1QQ

Fractal geometry is useful because

it is the only type of geometry In which fractional answers (rather than only integer answers) are possible.

it can be used Io create shapes that look more like naturally existing shapes.

it is the well-tested geometry invented by the ancient Greeks.

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Fractal geometry is useful because it is the only type of geometry In which fractional answers (rather than only integer answers) are possible. it can be used Io create shapes that look more like naturally existing shapes. it is the well-tested geometry invented by the ancient Greeks.

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