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Let ϕ = 1 + 5 2 \phi = \dfrac{1 + \sqrt{5}}{2} .

Which one of the following statements below is true.

(1) ϕ 1 2 = ( 0.010101010101.... ) ϕ \dfrac{\phi - 1}{2} = (0.010101010101 ....)_{\phi} and ϕ 2 = ( 0.101010101010... ) ϕ \dfrac{\phi}{2} = (0.101010101010 ...)_{\phi}

(2) ϕ 1 2 = ( 0.010101010101.... ) ϕ \dfrac{\phi - 1}{2} = (0.010101010101 ....)_{\phi} and ϕ 2 = ( 0.100100100100... ) ϕ \dfrac{\phi}{2} = (0.100100100100 ...)_{\phi}

(3) ϕ 1 2 = ( 0.001001001001... ) ϕ \dfrac{\phi - 1}{2} = (0.001001001001 ...)_{\phi} and ϕ 2 = ( 0.100100100100... ) ϕ \dfrac{\phi}{2} = (0.100100100100 ...)_{\phi}

(4) ϕ 1 2 = ( 0.100100100100... ) ϕ \dfrac{\phi - 1}{2} = (0.100100100100 ...)_{\phi} and ϕ 2 = ( 0.001001001001... ) ϕ \dfrac{\phi}{2} = (0.001001001001 ...)_{\phi}

(5) ϕ 1 2 = ( 0.01001001001001... ) ϕ \dfrac{\phi - 1}{2} = (0.01001001001001 ...)_{\phi} and ϕ 2 = ( 0.10100100100100... ) ϕ \dfrac{\phi}{2} = (0.10100100100100 ...)_{\phi}

(6) None of the above statements are true.

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1 solution

Rocco Dalto
Feb 11, 2019

Let ϕ = 1 + 5 2 \phi = \dfrac{1 + \sqrt{5}}{2} .

For ϕ 1 2 : \dfrac{\phi - 1}{2}:

ϕ \phi is one root of x 2 x 1 = 0 ϕ 2 = ϕ + 1 x^2 - x - 1 = 0 \implies \phi^2 = \phi + 1 \implies ϕ 3 = ϕ 2 + ϕ = 2 ϕ + 1 ϕ 3 1 = 2 ϕ 1 ϕ 3 1 = 1 2 ϕ = ( 5 1 2 ) 2 = ϕ 1 2 \implies \phi^3 = \phi^2 + \phi = 2\phi + 1 \implies \phi^3 - 1 = 2\phi \implies \dfrac{1}{\phi^3 - 1} = \dfrac{1}{2\phi} = \dfrac{(\dfrac{\sqrt{5} - 1}{2})}{2} = \dfrac{\phi - 1}{2} \implies

ϕ 1 2 = 1 ϕ 3 1 = 1 ϕ 3 1 1 ϕ 3 = j = 1 ( 1 ϕ 3 ) j = ( 0.001001001001... ) ϕ \dfrac{\phi - 1}{2} = \dfrac{1}{\phi^3 - 1} = \dfrac{\dfrac{1}{\phi^3}}{1 - \dfrac{1}{\phi^3}} = \sum_{j = 1}^{\infty} (\dfrac{1}{\phi^3})^{j} = \boxed{(0.001001001001 ...)_{\phi}}

For ϕ 2 : \dfrac{\phi}{2}:

ϕ 2 = ϕ + 1 ϕ 3 = ϕ 2 + ϕ = 2 ϕ + 1 ϕ 3 1 = 2 ϕ \phi^2 = \phi + 1 \implies \implies \phi^3 = \phi^2 + \phi = 2\phi + 1 \implies \phi^3 - 1 = 2\phi \implies

1 1 ϕ 3 = 2 ϕ 2 1 1 1 ϕ 3 = ϕ 2 2 ϕ 2 2 = n = 0 ( 1 ϕ 3 ) n ϕ 2 = n = 0 ( 1 ϕ ) 3 n + 1 = ( 0.100100100100... ) ϕ 1 - \dfrac{1}{\phi^3} = \dfrac{2}{\phi^2} \implies \dfrac{1}{1 - \dfrac{1}{\phi^3}} = \dfrac{\phi^2}{2} \implies \dfrac{\phi^2}{2} = \sum_{n = 0}^{\infty} (\dfrac{1}{\phi^3})^{n} \implies \dfrac{\phi}{2} = \sum_{n = 0}^{\infty} (\dfrac{1}{\phi})^{3n + 1} = \boxed{(0.100100100100 ... })_{\phi}

\therefore the correct answer is choice (3) .

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