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An Elementary Proof of the Generalization of the Binet Formula for $k$-bonacci Numbers

Number Theory 2024-08-20 v1 Discrete Mathematics

Abstract

We present an elementary proof of the generalization of the kk-bonacci Binet formula, a closed form calculation of the kk-bonacci numbers using the roots of the characteristic polynomial of the kk-bonacci recursion.

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@article{arxiv.2208.06989,
  title  = {An Elementary Proof of the Generalization of the Binet Formula for $k$-bonacci Numbers},
  author = {Harold R. Parks and Dean C. Wills},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.06989},
  year   = {2024}
}

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4 pages