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- The Fibonacci sequence fn=1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,... is defined recursively by f1=1,f2=1,fn+2=fn+1+fn for n=1,2,3,... a. Prove f1+f2+...+fn=fn+21 for all positive integers n. b. Use complete induction to prove that fn2n for all positive integers n. c. Use complete induction to prove that fn is given by the explicit formula fn=(1+5)n(15)n2n5 (This equation is known as Binet's formula, named after the 19th-century French mathematician Jacques Binet.)arrow_forwardGiven the recursively defined sequence a1=1,a2=3,a3=9, and an=an13an2+9an3, use complete induction to prove that an=3n1 for all positive integers n.arrow_forward
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