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SMT 2023 Algebra #7
SMT 2023 Algebra #7
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May 3, 2023
Problem Statement
Consider a sequence
F
0
=
2
F_0=2
F
0
=
2
,
F
1
=
3
F_1=3
F
1
=
3
that has the property
F
n
+
1
F
n
−
1
−
F
n
2
=
(
−
1
)
n
⋅
2
F_{n+1}F_{n-1}-F_n^2=(-1)^n\cdot2
F
n
+
1
F
n
−
1
−
F
n
2
=
(
−
1
)
n
⋅
2
. If each term of the sequence can be written in the form
a
⋅
r
1
n
+
b
⋅
r
2
n
a\cdot r_1^n+b\cdot r_2^n
a
⋅
r
1
n
+
b
⋅
r
2
n
, what is the positive difference between
r
1
r_1
r
1
and
r
2
r_2
r
2
?
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