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Article #65Re: Fibonacci problem....
From: Dennis
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:31
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:31
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"Ken Pledger" <ken.pledger@vuw.ac.nz> wrote in message news:ken.pledger-982027.09125723062011@news.eternal-september.org... > In article <GNKdnVYkE4g4SpzTnZ2dnUVZ_tudnZ2d@westnet.com.au>, > "Dennis" <dennis@blibber.com> wrote: > >> Hi, I've got a problem understanding a question I've been given about >> Fibonacci series. >> .... >> Investigate: F1 + F3 + F5 + ..... + F2n-1 >> >> (Where the 1,3,5 and 2n-1 are in sub script) >> .... > > It looks as if you've been asked to do some exploring - a miniature > piece of research. Try writing down a dozen or so terms of the > Fibonacci sequence, then calculating the first few sums of the > odd-position terms, then looking for a pattern in all thase numbers. > (That's a pretty broad hint.) If you can conjecture a formula for the > sums, then see if you can prove it. > > Good luck! > > Ken Pledger. Thanks Ken. I will give that a go and see how I go.
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