S = ( F 2 0 1 5 + F 2 0 1 3 ) ( F 2 0 1 3 + F 2 0 1 2 )
If F n is the n th Fibonacci term, and S can be expressed as F a , then find the value of 1 0 a + 2
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Considering the equation Q 2 n = ( Q n ) 2 for the Fibonacci Q-matrix , we find the equation F 2 n = ( F n + 1 + F n − 1 ) F n . Thus S = ( F 2 0 1 5 + F 2 0 1 3 ) F 2 0 1 4 = F 4 0 2 8 , with 1 0 a + 2 = 4 0 3
Good observation of using matrices to calculate Fibonacci numbers. They yield all kinds of equations pretty magically.
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S = ( F 2 0 1 5 + F 2 0 1 3 ) ( F 2 0 1 3 + F 2 0 1 2 ) = ( F 2 0 1 5 + F 2 0 1 3 ) F 2 0 1 4 S = ( 5 φ 2 0 1 5 + φ − 2 0 1 5 + φ 2 0 1 3 + φ − 2 0 1 3 ) 5 φ 2 0 1 4 − φ − 2 0 1 4 S = 5 1 ( φ 4 0 2 9 + φ − 4 0 2 9 + φ 4 0 2 7 + φ − 4 0 2 7 ) S ≈ 5 1 ( φ 4 0 2 9 + φ 4 0 2 7 ) = 5 φ 4 0 2 7 5 φ 2 + 1 S = 5 φ 4 0 2 8 ≈ 5 φ 4 0 2 8 − φ − 4 0 2 8 = F 4 0 2 8
Therefore, a = 4 0 2 8 and:
1 0 a + 2 = 4 0 3