You Plan on Constructing a Sierpinski Gasket by Starting with a Seed

question 14

Essay

You plan on constructing a Sierpinski gasket by starting with a seed triangle whose perimeter is 3360
in. The table below gives the following information where U is the number of darkened triangles at a particular step, V is the perimeter of each darkened triangle, and W is the total length of the darkened boundary of the figure (gasket) obtained in a particular step.

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Definitions:

Vertical Transfer

The process of applying knowledge or skills acquired in one context to different or higher-level tasks and situations.

Performance Deterioration

A decline or reduction in the efficiency, quality, or effectiveness of an individual's or group's work performance over time.

Motivation To Transfer

The level of an individual's intention or desire to apply the skills and knowledge gained from training back to their job or daily activities.

Cognitive Ability

The capacity to perform higher mental processes of reasoning, remembering, understanding, problem-solving, and decision-making.