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Define f ( x ) f(x) as f ( x ) = n = 0 a n x n + 1 n + 1 f(x) = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{a_{n}x^{n+1}}{n+1} with a n = L n + 1 a_{n} = L_{n+1} which L n L_{n} is Lucas sequence, L 0 = 2 , L 1 = 1 L_{0}=2, L_{1}=1 If f ( 1 2 ) f(\frac{1}{2}) can be written as ln ( k ) \ln(k) , calculate k k

Note: a n + 2 = a n + 1 + a n a_{n+2} = a_{n+1} + a_{n} and L n + 2 = L n + 1 + L n L_{n+2} = L_{n+1} + L_{n}


The answer is 4.

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2 solutions

Isaac Buckley
Jun 29, 2015

Here is a sketch.

f ( x ) = n = 0 a n x n = 2 x + 1 1 x x 2 f'(x) = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a_{n}x^{n}=\frac{2x+1}{1-x-x^2}

f ( x ) = ln ( 1 x x 2 ) f(x) = -\ln(1-x-x^2)

Plugging x = 1 2 x=\frac{1}{2} in we get f ( 1 2 ) = ln ( 4 ) f(\frac{1}{2})=\ln(4) k = 4 \implies k=\boxed{4}

Aditya Malusare
Dec 22, 2015

Since the Lucas sequence is a linear recurrence relation ( L n + 2 = L n + 1 + L n L_{n+2} = L_{n+1} + L_{n} ), it has a closed form expression L n = ( 5 + 1 2 ) n + ( 1 5 2 ) n L_n = \left(\dfrac{\sqrt{5} + 1}{2}\right)^n + \left(\dfrac{1 - \sqrt{5}}{2}\right)^n

We start with f ( x ) = n = 0 a n x n = n = 0 L n + 1 x n f'(x) = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a_n x^n = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} L_{n+1} x^n The expression for L n L_n indicates that this is just a geometric sequence that can be written as f ( x ) = n = 0 ( 5 + 1 2 ) ( 5 + 1 2 x ) n + ( 1 5 2 ) ( 1 5 2 x ) n f'(x) = \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \left(\dfrac{\sqrt{5} + 1}{2}\right) \left(\dfrac{\sqrt{5} + 1}{2} x\right)^n + \left(\dfrac{1 - \sqrt{5}}{2}\right)\left(\dfrac{1 - \sqrt{5}}{2} x\right)^n

Now, x [ 0 , 1 2 ] x \in \left[0, \dfrac{1}{2}\right] , so the sequence converges. Summing the sequence and integrating both sides from 0 0 to 1 2 \dfrac{1}{2} gives us f ( 1 2 ) f ( 0 ) = 0 1 2 ( 5 + 1 2 x ( 5 + 1 ) + 1 5 2 x ( 1 5 ) ) d x = 0 1 2 2 x + 1 1 x x 2 d x f\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right) - f(0) = \int_0^{\frac{1}{2}} \left(\dfrac{\sqrt5 + 1}{2 - x(\sqrt5 + 1)} + \dfrac{1 - \sqrt5}{2 - x(1 - \sqrt5)}\right) \text{d}x =\int_0^{\frac{1}{2}} \frac{2x+1}{1-x-x^2} \text{d}x

Hence, f ( x ) = ln ( 1 x x 2 ) f(x) = -\ln(1-x-x^2) , by which f ( 1 2 ) = ln 4 f\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right) = \ln{4}

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