Example: c = i is in the Mandelbrot set, because the orbit of 0 under x2 + i is 0 --> i --> -1+i --> -i --> -1+i --> -i ...., so the orbit of 0 eventually begins to cycle with period 2 and so does not escape.
EXAMPLE 3: an eventual 2-cycle. |
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