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January 9, 2022
algebra
Problem Statement
Define a sequence
F
n
F_n
F
n
such that
F
1
=
1
F_1 = 1
F
1
=
1
,
F
2
=
x
F_2 = x
F
2
=
x
,
F
n
+
1
=
x
F
n
+
y
F
n
−
1
F_{n+1} = xF_n + yF_{n-1}
F
n
+
1
=
x
F
n
+
y
F
n
−
1
where and
x
x
x
and
y
y
y
are positive integers. Suppose
1
F
k
=
∑
n
=
1
∞
F
n
d
n
\frac{1}{F_k}= \sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{F_n}{d^n}
F
k
1
=
∑
n
=
1
∞
d
n
F
n
has exactly two solutions
(
d
,
k
)
(d, k)
(
d
,
k
)
with
d
>
0
d > 0
d
>
0
is a positive integer. Find the least possible positive value of
d
d
d
.
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