It is a mathematical curve described by Helge von Koch. It is a piece of a larger fractal, the Koch Snowflake and is built on the concept of recursion.
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So How does it use
Recursion?
The process of repeating items in a self-similar way.
Each line divides itself to form a new curve. The first curve generates at Iteration 1.
What if we repeat it along every
edge of a Triangle
Koch curve along every edge of the triangle is the Koch Snowflake.
Since the number of edges in the snowflake increase (4*3) times,
it has an ∞ perimeter.
What happens when we zoom on the
Koch curve
The pattern keeps on repeating as we zoom into the curve.
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