Geometry: An Interactive Journey to Mastery

Lesson 31: The Mathematics of Fractals

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5. Two walls of identical size are to be painted. One has a smooth surface, and the other has a textured
   surface. Which wall will require the greater amount of paint to cover?

Problems

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