Let [ 2 1 1 0 ] n = ( a i j ( n ) )
If ( n → ∞ lim a 2 2 ( n ) a 1 2 ( n ) ) 2 = A + B ( A , B ∈ N )
then find the value of A + B .
Notation : a i j ( n ) denotes the element in the i th row and j th column of matrix A .
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For a symmetric matrix [ a b b c ] we have:
[ a b b c ] [ 2 1 1 0 ] = [ 2 a + b a a b ] .
Hence ( a i j ( n ) ) = [ a n + 1 a n a n a n − 1 ] where a 0 = 0 , a 1 = 1 and a n + 1 = 2 a n + a n − 1 for n ∈ N . Setting x : = lim n → ∞ a 2 2 ( n ) a 1 2 ( n ) = a n − 1 a n , we have x = 2 + 1 / x , hence x 2 − 2 x − 1 = 0 giving x = 1 + 2 (the negative solution can be dismissed as a n > 0 for all n ). Therefore ( lim n → ∞ a 2 2 ( n ) a 1 2 ( n ) ) 2 = x 2 = 3 + 2 2 = 8 + 9 , so A + B = 8 + 9 = 1 7 .