A series of square is drawn by connecting the midpoints of the sides of square drawn. If the original square has a side of length 20cm, find the sum of the areas of all square from
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But, the sides of each inner square are 1/√2 as long as those of the surrounding square.
To find the sum of the areas of all the squares formed, we need to determine the number of squares and the equation for finding the area of each square.
Since each new square is formed by connecting the midpoints of the sides of the previous square, the resulting shape is a fractal known as the von Koch snowflake. This process continues indefinitely and forms an infinite series of squares.
The equation for finding the length of each subsequent square can be determined using geometric sequence, where each side length is half the length of the previous square.
We can write the equation as:
an = a1 * r^(n-1)
Where:
an is the nth term (side length) of the sequence
a1 is the first term (original square side length) = 20cm
r is the common ratio = 1/2
n is the number of terms (number of squares formed)
To find the number of squares, we can observe that the lengths of the squares reach zero in the limit as n approaches infinity. Therefore, the number of squares formed is infinite.
Now, let's calculate the sum of the areas of all the squares.
First, let's find the equation for the side length of each square:
an = 20 * (1/2)^(n-1)
Since the area of a square is given by the formula A = s^2, where s is the side length, the equation for finding the area of each square becomes:
Area(n) = (20 * (1/2)^(n-1))^2
The sum of the areas of all squares can be calculated using the formula for the sum of an infinite geometric series:
Sum = a1 / (1 - r)
Applying this formula to find the sum of the infinite series of areas, we have:
Sum = (20 / (1 - 1/2))^2
= (20 / (1/2))^2
= (20 * 2)^2
= 40^2
= 1600 square cm
Therefore, the sum of the areas of all squares formed is 1600 square cm.
To find the sum of the areas of all the squares, we need to determine how many squares are being drawn.
In this pattern, we can observe that with each iteration, the number of squares being drawn is doubled.
Let's break it down:
- In the first iteration, we have 1 square (the original square).
- In the second iteration, we have an additional 4 squares formed by connecting the midpoints of the original square's sides.
- In the third iteration, we have an additional 16 squares formed by connecting the midpoints of the squares drawn in the second iteration.
- In the fourth iteration, we have an additional 64 squares formed by connecting the midpoints of the squares drawn in the third iteration.
And so on...
From this observation, we can conclude that the number of squares formed in each iteration is equal to 2 raised to the power of (iteration - 1). Therefore, in the nth iteration, the number of squares formed is 2^(n-1).
To find the sum of the areas of all the squares, we need to sum up the areas of each square. The area of a square is given by the formula side length multiplied by side length.
Now, since the side length of the original square is 20cm, the side length of the subsequent squares formed in each iteration is half of the previous square's side length. Thus, in the nth iteration, the side length of each square is 20cm divided by 2^(n-1).
To calculate the sum of the areas, we need to iterate over all the squares, summing the areas of each square:
Sum = area1 + area2 + area3 +...+ area(n)
Where area(n) = (side length)^2 for each square in the nth iteration.
So, the sum of the areas of all the squares can be calculated as follows:
Sum = (20/2^(1-1))^2 + (20/2^(2-1))^2 + (20/2^(3-1))^2 +...+ (20/2^(n-1))^2
Once the value of n is known, this equation can be simplified and evaluated to find the sum of the areas.