5. Consider the sequence {a} defined recursively as : a = 0, a₁ = 1, an = an-1 + an-2. Prove by mathematical induction that Σα; + 1) = an+2 +n holds for an arbitrary n € Z+ j-0

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Consider the sequence {a} defined recursively as : a = 0, a₁ = 1, an = an-1 + an-2. Prove by mathematical induction that
Σ(a, +1) = an+2 +n holds for an arbitrary n € Z+
j=0
Transcribed Image Text:5. Consider the sequence {a} defined recursively as : a = 0, a₁ = 1, an = an-1 + an-2. Prove by mathematical induction that Σ(a, +1) = an+2 +n holds for an arbitrary n € Z+ j=0
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