The sequence a 1 , a 2 , a 3 , … satisfies a n + 2 = a n + 1 2 + a n , n = 1 , 2 , 3 , … .
with initial values a 1 = 1 , a 2 = 2 .
Find the value of a 1 0 0 × a 1 0 1 .
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Hi, I used the same method too , but since this is tagged in Calculus , do you know of a Calculus method ?(I don't know of any method using Calculus)
Thanks for the same
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Series and sequences come under Calculus , but in India it is teach under algebra.
It is given that
a n + 2 a n + 2 a n + 1 ⟹ b n + 1 k = 1 ∑ n b k + 1 b n + 1 a n + 2 a n + 1 ⟹ a n + 1 a n a 1 0 1 a 1 0 0 = a n + 1 2 + a n = a n + 1 a n + 2 = b n + 2 = k = 1 ∑ n b k + k = 1 ∑ n 2 = b 1 + 2 n = a 2 a 1 + 2 n = 2 + 2 n = 2 ( n + 1 ) = 2 n = 2 0 0 Multiply both sides by a n + 1 Let a n + 1 a n = b n Summing both sides from k = 1 to n
Let b n = a n ⋅ a n + 1 , then, by multiplying the equation which satisfies a n by a n + 1 and replacing b n , we have: b n + 1 = 2 + b n ⇒ b n = ( n − 1 ) ⋅ 2 + b 1 As we know b 1 = a 1 ⋅ a 2 = 1 ⋅ 2 = 2 , so we can find, by making n = 1 0 0 : a 1 0 0 ⋅ a 1 0 1 = b 1 0 0 = 9 9 ⋅ 2 + 2 = 1 0 0 ⋅ 2 = 2 0 0
a n + 2 a n + 1 = 2 + a n + 1 a n and set n = 9 9
Then continue the pattern and get,
a 1 0 0 a 1 0 1 = 2 × 9 9 + a 1 a 2 = 1 0 0 × 2 = 2 0 0 .
After several calculations, it became apparent that a 2n x a 2n+ 1 = 4n, so a 100 x a 101 = 200. (n =50). Ed Gray
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a n + 2 a n + 1 − a n a n + 1 = 2
n = 1 ∑ 9 9 a n + 2 a n + 1 − a n a n + 1 = n = 1 ∑ 9 9 2
a 3 a 2 − a 2 a 1 + a 4 a 3 − a 3 a 2 + a 5 a 4 − a 4 a 3 + ⋯ a 1 0 1 a 1 0 0 − a 9 9 a 1 0 0 = 2 × 9 9
a 1 0 1 a 1 0 0 − a 2 a 1 = 2 × 9 9
a 1 0 1 a 1 0 0 − 2 = 2 × 9 9
a 1 0 1 a 1 0 0 = 2 × ( 9 9 + 1 ) = 2 0 0