Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Chapter 11 - 11.1 - Sequences and Series - 11.1 Exercises - Page 778: 58

Answer

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Work Step by Step

$a_n$ is a Fibonacci sequence, thus $a_{n+1}=a_n+a_{n-1}$. Hence: $b_n=\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_n}=\frac{a_n+a_{n-1}}{a_n}=1+\frac{a_{n-1}}{a_n}=1+\frac{1}{\frac{a_n}{a_{n-1}}}$ We know that $\frac{a_n}{a_{n-1}}=b_{n-1}$ by definition. Thus $1+\frac{1}{\frac{a_n}{a_{n-1}}}=1+\frac{1}{b_{n-1}}$. Thus we proved what we had to.
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