GEOMETRIC PATTERN OF POWERS OF THREE VIA SIERPINSKI TRIANGULAR NUMBERS

Abstract

In this study, we describe a new number sequence based on integers arranged in a fractal like structure to visualize powers of three. Moreover, we associate these new numbers with triangular numbers

Keywords

• Triangular number
• Sierpinski triangular number
• Sierpinski triangle
• Diophantine equation

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