Fibbonaci geometric progression

Level 1

S = 1 2 + 1 4 + 2 8 + 3 16 + 5 32 + 8 64 + 13 128 + S=\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{2}{8}+\frac{3}{16}+\frac{5}{32}+\frac{8}{64}+\frac{13}{128}+\ldots

Find S S as defined above.


The answer is 2.

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2 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
Sep 26, 2018

S = 1 2 + 1 4 + 2 8 + 3 16 + 5 32 + 8 64 + 13 128 + . . . ( 1 ) 2 S = 1 + 1 2 + 2 4 + 3 8 + 5 16 + 8 32 + 13 64 + . . . ( 2 ) S = 1 + 0 + 1 4 + 1 8 + 2 16 + 3 32 + 5 64 + 8 128 + . . . ( 2 ) ( 1 ) S = 1 + 1 2 ( 1 2 + 1 4 + 2 8 + 3 16 + 5 32 + 8 64 + ) S = 1 + 1 2 S 1 2 S = 1 S = 2 \begin{aligned} S & = \frac 12 + \frac 14 + \frac 28 + \frac 3{16} + \frac 5{32} + \frac 8{64} + \frac {13}{128} + \cdots & \small \color{#3D99F6} ...(1) \\ 2S & = 1 + \frac 12 + \frac 24 + \frac 38 + \frac 5{16} + \frac 8{32} + \frac {13}{64} + \cdots & \small \color{#3D99F6} ...(2) \\ S & = 1 + 0 + \frac 14 + \frac 18 + \frac 2{16} + \frac 3{32} + \frac 5{64} + \frac 8{128} + \cdots & \small \color{#3D99F6} ...(2)-(1) \\ S & = 1+ \frac 12 \left(\frac 12 + \frac 14 + \frac 28 + \frac 3{16} + \frac 5{32} + \frac 8{64} + \cdots\right) \\ S & = 1 + \frac 12 S \\ \frac 12 S & = 1 \\ \implies S & = \boxed 2 \end{aligned}

Ömer Ertürk
Jan 4, 2021

It's been a long time and I haven't found the answer to the question, I shook it and it turned out right (what a luck) ☺☺☺

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