Math In Nature Exercises

𝑛 𝑛
1+√5 1−√5
Part A: The given sequences have recursion formula An = An–1 + An–2. Their explicit formula is of the form 𝐴𝑛 = 𝑎 ( 2 ) + 𝑏 ( 2 ) . Using the given A0 and A1,
determine the values for the following: A2, A3, A4, A5, a, and b. Write answers in decimal form. If any of your answers have more than 6 decimal places, just copy
up to 6 places, no rounding.
1.) A0 = 568, A1 = 471 ANS: A2 = 1039 A3 = 1510 A4 = 2549 A5 = 4059 a = 367.628942 b = 200.371057
2.) A0 = 597, A1 = 307 ANS: A2 = 904 A3 = 1211 A4 = 2115 A5 = 3326 a = 302.301315 b = 294.698684
3.) A0 = 532, A1 = 498 ANS: A2 = 1030 A3 = 1528 A4 = 2558 A5 = 4086 a = 369.753554 b = 162.246445
4.) A0 = 358, A1 = 316 ANS: A2 = 674 A3 = 990 A4 = 1664 A5 = 2654 a = 240.268262 b = 117.731737
5.) A0 = 502, A1 = 535 ANS: A2 = 1037 A3 = 1572 A4 = 2609 A5 = 4181 a = 378.008661 b = 123.991338
6.) A0 = 438, A1 = 304 ANS: A2 = 742 A3 = 1046 A4 = 1788 A5 = 2834 a = 257.013155 b = 180.986844
7.) A0 = 339, A1 = 539 ANS: A2 = 878 A3 = 1417 A4 = 2295 A5 = 3712 a = 334.745423 b = 4.254576
8.) A0 = 504, A1 = 593 ANS: A2 = 1097 A3 = 1690 A4 = 2787 A5 = 4477 a = 404.499836 b = 99.500163
9.) A0 = 540, A1 = 383 ANS: A2 = 923 A3 = 1306 A4 = 2229 A5 = 3535 a = 320.535136 b = 219.464863
10.) A0 = 404, A1 = 381 ANS: A2 = 785 A3 = 1166 A4 = 1951 A5 = 3117 a = 282.051233 b = 121.948766
11.) A0 = 322, A1 = 315 ANS: A2 = 637 A3 = 952 A4 = 1589 A5 = 2541 a = 229.870893 b = 92.129106
12.) A0 = 458, A1 = 310 ANS: A2 = 768 A3 = 1078 A4 = 1846 A5 = 2924 a = 265.224301 b = 192.775698
13.) A0 = 426, A1 = 522 ANS: A2 = 948 A3 = 1470 A4 = 2418 A5 = 3888 a = 351.189001 b = 74.810998
14.) A0 = 579, A1 = 352 ANS: A2 = 931 A3 = 1283 A4 = 2214 A5 = 3497 a = 317.450849 b = 261.54915
15.) A0 = 494, A1 = 593 ANS: A2 = 1087 A3 = 1680 A4 = 2767 A5 = 4447 a = 401.735904 b = 92.264095
16.) A0 = 556, A1 = 411 ANS: A2 = 967 A3 = 1378 A4 = 2345 A5 = 3723 a = 337.479408 b = 218.520591
17.) A0 = 585, A1 = 535 ANS: A2 = 1120 A3 = 1655 A4 = 2775 A5 = 4430 a = 400.949296 b = 184.050703
18.) A0 = 531, A1 = 556 ANS: A2 = 1087 A3 = 1643 A4 = 2730 A5 = 4373 a = 395.415549 b = 135.584450
19.) A0 = 459, A1 = 425 ANS: A2 = 884 A3 = 1309 A4 = 2193 A5 = 3502 a = 316.930257 b = 142.069742
20.) A0 = 453, A1 = 348 ANS: A2 = 801 A3 = 1149 A4 = 1950 A5 = 3099 a = 280.836451 b = 172.163548
Part B: For each of the following fractals, the original image is a line segment. The new image is formed by dividing the segment into a certain number of parts,
and then keeping a certain percent of the length of the part, starting from its leftmost side. The number of parts, and the percent to keep is indicated for each
question. Determine N, S, and D, where N is the number of images formed; S is how much bigger the original image is compared to the newer image; and D is the
dimension of the fractal. Write answers in decimal form. If any of your answers have more than 6 decimal places, just copy up to 6 places, no rounding.
21.) 463 parts, 42.41 percent ANS: N = 463 S = 1091.580736 D = 0.877396
22.) 340 parts, 30.27 percent ANS: N = 340 S = 1123.054484 D = 0.829884
23.) 383 parts, 3.54 percent ANS: N = 383 S = 10810.193119 D = 0.640383
24.) 446 parts, 2.97 percent ANS: N = 446 S = 15012.918530 D = 0.634348
25.) 423 parts, 2.40 percent ANS: N = 423 S = 17613.679653 D = 0.618566
26.) 398 parts, 12.02 percent ANS: N = 398 S = 3310.900627 D = 0.738614
27.) 467 parts, 96.06 percent ANS: N = 467 S = 486.119220 D = 0.993514
28.) 480 parts, 50.67 percent ANS: N = 480 S = 947.270329 D = 0.900811
29.) 449 parts, 79.88 percent ANS: N = 449 S = 562.050579 D = 0.964531
30.) 384 parts, 91.76 percent ANS: N = 384 S = 418.468375 D = 0.985760
31.) 327 parts, 16.2 percent ANS: N = 327 S = 2017.521413 D = 0.760873
32.) 357 parts, 29.05 percent ANS: N = 357 S = 1228.551190 D = 0.826268
33.) 429 parts, 47.01 percent ANS: N = 429 S = 912.416892 D = 0.889285
34.) 377 parts, 52.53 percent ANS: N = 377 S = 717.654501 D = 0.902107
35.) 474 parts, 33.77 percent ANS: N = 474 S = 1403.385346 D = 0.850215
36.) 407 parts, 73.86 percent ANS: N = 407 S = 551.036885 D = 0.951996
37.) 411 parts, 69.03 percent ANS: N = 411 S = 595.369881 D = 0.941997
38.) 337 parts, 99.03 percent ANS: N = 337 S = 340.270357 D = 0.998343
39.) 367 parts, 98.19 percent ANS: N = 367 S = 373.731248 D = 0.996931
40.) 384 parts, 40.49 percent ANS: N = 384 S = 948.225014 D = 0.868125