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Fibonacci properties by matrix methods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2016

J. R. Silvester*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of London, King’s College, Strand, London WC2R 2LS

Extract

The Fibonacci sequence

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, …

is defined by u0 = 0, u1 = 1, and un = un−1 + un−2 for . There are many elementary formulae relating the various un, most of which, since the sequence is defined inductively, are themselves usually proved by induction.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1979

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References

1. Hardy, G. H. and Wright, E. M., An introduction to the theory of numbers (4th edition). Oxford University Press (1960).Google Scholar