[Proof] Let f(x)=1+x1. Clearly, for 0⩽x<y we have
0<f(x)−f(y)=(1+x)(1+y)y−x<y−x.
From this, it is easy to prove that for any natural number n, when x⩾0,
gn(x)=x+f(x)+f(f(x))+⋯+f(n)(x) is strictly increasing,
where f(n)(x)=f(f(⋯f(x)⋯)) is the n-fold composition of the function f with itself.
We prove the desired conclusion by induction. When n=1, it is clear that x1<F2F1=1.
Assume that the conclusion holds for 1⩽n⩽k−1. Without loss of generality, assume that x1,x2,⋯,xk are all non-zero, otherwise by the recursive relation of {xn}, we have xk=0, and the desired conclusion follows from the induction hypothesis. Thus, 0<xi<1,i=1,2,⋯,k, and for i=2,3,⋯,k we have
xi−1=[xi−11]+xi1⩽1+xi1=f(xi)
Let y1=xk,y2=xk−1,⋯,yk=x1, then from (2) we get
0<y1<1,yi⩽f(yi−1),i=2,3,⋯,k.
Since f(x) is decreasing for x⩾0, from (3) we have
x1+x2+⋯+xk=y1+y2+⋯+yk⩽y1+y2+⋯+yk−1+f(yk−1).
, and by (1) and (3) we get
x1+x2+⋯+xk⩽y1+y2+⋯+yk−2+f(yk−2)+f(f(yk−2)).
Repeating the use of (1) and (3) we get
x1+x2+⋯+xk⩽y1+f(y1)+⋯+f(k−1)(y1).
Since 0<y1<1, by (1) we get
x1+x2+⋯+xk<1+f(1)+⋯+f(k−1)(1).
Since F2F1=1, and for i⩾1 we have
f(Fi+1Fi)=Fi+Fi+1Fi+1=Fi+2Fi+1,
thus
1+f(1)+⋯+f(k−1)(1)=F2F1+F3F2+⋯+Fk+1Fk.
Therefore,
x1+x2+⋯+xk<F2F1+F3F2+⋯+Fk+1Fk,
which means that the desired conclusion also holds when n=k, completing the induction proof.