Let Fn be the Fibonacci sequence F1=F2=1, Fn+2=Fn+1+Fn. Put Vn=Fn2+Fn+22. Show that Vn, Vn+1, Vn+2 are the sides of a triangle of area 1/2.
Solution
Let A=(Fn+4,0), B=(0,Fn+2) and C=(Fn+3,Fn). Notice that AB=Fn+42+Fn+22=Vn+2,BC=Fn+32+(Fn+2−Fn)2=Fn+32+Fn+12=Vn+1 and CA=(Fn+4−Fn+3)2+Fn2=Fn+22+Fn2=Vn. Its area equals 2∣D∣, where D=Fn+40Fn+30Fn+2Fn111=Fn+4Fn+2−Fn+3Fn+2−FnFn+4=Fn+4(Fn+2−Fn)−Fn+3Fn+2=Fn+4Fn+1−Fn+3Fn+2=Fn+1Fn+3Fn+2Fn+4 Let An+1=(Fn+1Fn+3Fn+2Fn+4). An easy induction proves that An=(0112). ((0111))n. Indeed, A0=(F0F2F1F3)=(0112)⋅(0111)0 and An+1⋅(0111)=(Fn+1Fn+3Fn+2Fn+4)(0111)=(Fn+2Fn+4Fn+1+Fn+2Fn+3+Fn+4)=(Fn+2Fn+4Fn+3Fn+5)=An+2 Hence D=∣An+1∣=0112⋅0111n+1=(0⋅2−1⋅1)⋅(0⋅1−1⋅1)n+1=(−1)n+2 and area ABC=2∣D∣=21.
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