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show that $\left\lfloor{(2+\sqrt3)^n}\right\rfloor$ is odd for every positive integer n
MarkFL said:My solution:
First, we find that the minimal polynomial for $2+\sqrt{3}$ is:
\(\displaystyle x^2-4x+1\)
And by inspecting initial conditions, we may then state:
\(\displaystyle \left(2+\sqrt{3}\right)^n=U_n+V_n\sqrt{3}\)
where both $U$ and $V$ are defined recursively by:
\(\displaystyle W_{n+1}=4W_{n}-W_{n-1}\)
and:
\(\displaystyle U_0=1,\,U_1=2\)
\(\displaystyle V_0=0,\,U_1=1\)
Now, we can see that $U_n$ and $V_n$ have opposing parities, and given:
\(\displaystyle \left\lfloor U_n+V_n\sqrt{3} \right\rfloor=U_n+V_n\left\lfloor \sqrt{3} \right\rfloor=U_n+V_n\)
We may then conclude that for all natural numbers $n$ that \(\displaystyle \left\lfloor \left(2+\sqrt{3}\right)^n \right\rfloor\) must be odd, since the sum of an odd and an even natural number will always be odd.
kaliprasad said:$\left\lfloor{V_n\sqrt{3}}\right\rfloor\ne V_n\left\lfloor{\sqrt3}\right\rfloor$
or am I mssing some thing
The values of $\left\lfloor{(2+\sqrt3)^n}\right\rfloor$ follow a pattern known as the Lucas sequence. This means that each term in the sequence is the sum of the two previous terms, starting with 2 and 3. So the sequence goes 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, and so on.
As $n$ increases, the value of $\left\lfloor{(2+\sqrt3)^n}\right\rfloor$ also increases. This is because the sequence is exponential, meaning that each term is found by raising the number 2+$\sqrt3$ to a larger power.
Yes, there is a formula for calculating the value of $\left\lfloor{(2+\sqrt3)^n}\right\rfloor$ without a calculator. It is given by the formula $F_n = \frac{(2+\sqrt3)^n + (2-\sqrt3)^n}{2}$, where $F_n$ represents the $n$th term in the Lucas sequence.
The floor function, denoted by $\left\lfloor x \right\rfloor$, rounds a real number down to the nearest integer. In this equation, it means that the values of $\left\lfloor{(2+\sqrt3)^n}\right\rfloor$ are always whole numbers, even though the actual value of $(2+\sqrt3)^n$ may be a decimal. This is important because it allows us to see the clear pattern in the sequence without having to deal with decimals.
Yes, there are several real-world applications of this oddity. One example is in financial mathematics, where the Lucas sequence is used to model the growth of investments. It is also used in computer science and coding theory. Additionally, the Lucas sequence has connections to the Fibonacci sequence and is found in nature, such as in the branching patterns of trees and the spiral patterns of shells.