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$\lim\limits_{m \to \infty}Y_n = \dfrac{E + c}{1 - m}$.
Omitted.
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**Exercise Set 5.8**
1. Which of the following are second-order linear homogeneous recurrence
relations with constant coefficients?
a. $a_k = 2a_{k - 1} - 5a_{k - 2}$
b. $b_k = kb_{k - 1} + b_{k - 2}$
c. $c_k = 3c_{k - 1} \cdot c_{k - 2}^2$
d. $d_k = 3d_{k - 1} + d_{k - 2}$
e. $r_k = r_{k - 1} - r_{k - 2} - 2$
f. $s_k = 10s_{k - 2}$
2. Which of the following are second-order linear homogeneous recurrence
relations with constant coefficients?
a. $a_k = (k - 1)a_{k - 1} + 2ka_{k - 2}$
b. $b_k = -b_{k - 1} + 7b_{k - 2}$
c. $c_k = 3c_{k - 1} + 1$
d. $d_k = 3d_{k - 1}^2 + d_{k - 2}$
e. $r_k = r_{k - 1} + 6r_{k - 3}$
f. $s_k = s_{k - 1} + 10s_{k - 2}$
3. Let $a_0, a_1, a_2, \dots$ be the sequence defined by the explicit formula
$$ a_n = C \cdot 2^n + D \quad \text{ for every integer } n \geq 0 $$
where $C$ and $D$ are real numbers.
a. Find $C$ and $D$ so that $a_0 = 1$ and $a_1 = 3$. What is $a_2$ in this case?
b. Find $C$ and $D$ so that $a_0 = 0$ and $a_1 = 2$. What is $a_2$ in this case?
4. Let $b_0, b_1, b_2, \dots$ be the sequence defined by the explicit formula
$$ b_n = C \cdot 3^n + D(-2)^n \quad \text{ for each integer } n \geq 0 $$
where $C$ and $D$ are real numbers.
a. Find $C$ and $D$ so that $b_0 = 0$ and $b_1 = 5$. What is $b_2$ in this case?
b. Find $C$ and $D$ so that $b_0 = 3$ and $b_1 = 4$. What is $b_2$ in this case?
5. Let $a_0, a_1, a_2, \dots$ be the sequence defined by the explicit formula
$$ a_n = C \cdot 2^n + D \quad \text{ for each integer } n \geq 0 $$
where $C$ and $D$ are real numbers. Show that for any choice of $C$ and $D$,
$$ a_k = 3a_{k - 1} - 2a_{k - 2} \quad \text{ for every integer } k \geq 2 $$
6. Let $b_0, b_1, b_2, \dots$ be the sequence defined by the explicit formula
$$ b_n = C \cdot 3^n + D(-2)^n \quad \text{ for every integer } n \geq 0 $$
where $C$ and $D$ are real numbers. Show that for any choice of $C$ and $D$,
$$ b_k = b_{k - 1} + 6b_{k - 2} \quad \text{ for each integer } k \geq 2 $$
7. Solve the system of equations in Example 5.8.4 to obtain
$$ C = \frac{1 + \sqrt{5}}{2\sqrt{5}} \quad \text{ and } \quad D = \frac{-(1 - \sqrt{5})}{2\sqrt{5}} $$
In each of 8-10: (a) suppose a sequence of the form
$1, t, t^2, t^3, \dots, t^n, \dots$ where $t \neq 0$, satisfies the given
recurrence relation (but not necessarily the initial conditions), and find all
possible values of $t$: (b) suppose a sequence satisfies the given initial
conditions as well as the recurrence relation, and find an explicit formula for
the sequence.
8. $a_k = 2a_{k - 1} + 3a_{k - 2}$, for every integer $k \geq 2$
$a_0 = 1, a_1 = 2$
9. $b_k = 7b_{k - 1} - 10b_{k - 2}$, for every integer $k \geq 2$
$b_0 = 2, b_1, = 2$
10. $c_k = c_{k - 1} + 6c_{k - 2}$, for every integer $k \geq 2$
$c_0 = 0, c_1 = 3$
In each of 11-16 suppose a sequence satisfies the given recurrence relation and
initial conditions. Find an explicit formula for the sequence.
11. $d_k = 4d_{k - 2}$ , for each integer $k \geq 2$ $d_0 = 1, d_1 = -1$
12. $e_k = 9e_{k - 1}$, for each integer $k \geq 2$ $e_0 = 0, e_1 = 2$
13. $r_k = 2r^{k - 1} - r^{k - 2}$, for each integer $k \geq 2$
$r_0 = 1, r_1 = 4$
14. $s_k = -4s_{k - 1} - 4s_{k - 2}$, for every integer $k \geq 2$
$s_0 = 0, s_1 = -1$
15. $t_k = 6t_{k - 1} - 9t_{k - 2}$, for each integer $k \geq 2$
$t_0 = 1, t_1= 3$
16. $s_k = 2s_{k - 1} + 2s_{k - 2}$, for every integer $k \geq 2$
$s_0 = 1, s_1 = 3$
17. Find an explicit formula for the sequence of exercise 39 in Section 5.6.
18. Suppose that the sequences $s_0, s_1, s_2, \dots$ and $t_0, t_1, t_2, \dots$
both satisfy the same second-order linear homogeneous recurrence relation
with constant coefficients:
$$ s_k = 5s_{k - 1} - 4s_{k - 2} \quad \text{ for each integer } k \geq 2 $$
$$ t_k = 5t_{k - 1} - 4t_{k - 2} \quad \text{ for each integer } k \geq 2 $$
Show that the sequence $2s_0 + 3t_0, 2s_1 + 3t_1, 2s_2 + 3t_2, \dots$ also
satisfies the same relation. In other words, show that
$$ 2s_k + 3t_k = 5(2s_{k - 1} + 3t_{k - 1}) - 4(2s_{k - 2} + 3t_{k - 2}) $$
for each integer $k \geq 2$. Do _not_ use Lemma 5.8.2.
19. Show that if $r, s, a_0$, and $a_1$ are numbers with $r \neq s$, then there
exist unique numbers $C$ and $D$ so that
$$ C + D = a_0 $$
$$ Cr + Ds = a_1 $$
20. Show that if $r$ is a nonzero real number, $k$ and $m$ are distinct
integers, and $a_k$ and $a_m$ are any real numbers, then there exist unique
real numbers $C$ and $D$ so that
$$ Cr^k + kDr^k = a_k $$
$$ Cr^m + mDr^m = a_m $$
21. Prove Theorem 5.8.5 for the case where the values of $C$ and $D$ are
determined by $a_0$ and $a_1$.
Exercises 22 and 23 are intended for students who are familiar with complex
numbers.
22. Find an explicit formula for a sequence $a_0, a_1, a_2, \dots$ that
satisfies
$$ a_k = 2a_{k - 1} - 2a_{k - 1} \quad \text{ for every integer } k \geq 2 $$
with initial conditions $a_0 = 1$ and $a_1 = 2$.
23. Find an explicit formula for a sequence $b_0, b_1, b_2, \dots$ that
satisfies
$$ b_k = 2b_{k - 1} - 5b_{k - 2} \quad \text{ for each integer } k \geq 2 $$
with initial conditions $b_0 = 1$ and $b_1 = 1$.
24. The numbers $\dfrac{1 + \sqrt{5}}{2}$ and $\dfrac{1 - \sqrt{5}}{2}$ that
appear in the explicit formula for the Fibonacci sequence are related to a
quantity called the _golden ratio_ in Greek mathematics. Consider a
rectangle of length $\phi$ units and height $1$, where $\phi > 1$.
See page 387 for picture.
Divide the rectangle into a rectangle and a square as shown in the preceding
diagram. The square is $1$ unit on each side, and the rectangle has sides of
length $1$ and $\phi - 1$. The ancient Greeks considered the outer rectangle to
be perfectly proportioned (saying that the lengths of its sides are in a _golden
ratio_ to each other) if the ratio of the length to the width of the outer
rectangle equals the ratio of the length to the width of the inner rectangle.
That is, if the number $\phi$ satisfies the equation
$$ \frac{\phi}{1} = \frac{1}{\phi - 1} $$
a. Show that if $\phi$ satisfies the equation above, then it also satisfies the
quadratic equation: $t^2 - t - 1 = 0$.
b. Find the two solutions of $t^2 - t - 1 = 0$ and call them $\phi_1$ and
$\phi_2$.
c. Express the explicit formula for the Fibonacci sequence in terms of $\phi_1$
and $\phi_2$.

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It follows that
$$ a_n = a_0r^n \quad \text{ for each integer } n \geq 0 $$
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**Definition**
A **second-order linear homogeneous recurrence relation with constant
coefficients** is a recurrence relation of the form
$$ a_k = Aa_{k - 1} + Ba_{k - 2} \quad \text{ for every integer } k \geq \text{ some fixed integer} $$
where $A$ and $b$ are fixed real numbers with $B \neq 0$.
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**Lemma 5.8.1**
Let $A$ and $B$ be real numbers. A recurrence relation of the form
$$ a_k = Aa_{k - 1} + Ba_{k - 2} \quad \text{ for every integer } k \geq 2 $$
is satisfied by the sequence
$$ 1, t, t^2, t^3, \dots, t^n, \dots , $$
where $t$ is a nonzero real number, if, and only if, $t$ satisfies the equation
$$ t^2 - At - B = 0 $$
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**Definition**
Given a second-order linear homogeneous recurrence relation with constant
coefficients
$$ a_k = Aa_{k - 1} + Ba_{k - 2} \quad \text{ for every integer } k \geq 2 $$
the **characteristic equation of the relation** is
$$ t^2 - At - B = 0 $$
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**Lemma 5.8.2**
If $r_0, r_1, r_2, \dots$ and $s_0, s_1, s_2, \dots$ are sequences that satisfy
the same second-order linear homogeneous recurrence relation with constant
coefficients, and if $C$ and $D$ are _any_ numbers, then the sequence
$a_0, a_1, a_2, \dots$ defined by the formula
$$ a_n = Cr_n +Ds_n \quad \text{ for every integer } n \geq 0 $$
also satisfies the same recurrence relation.
**Proof:**
Suppose $r_0, r_1, r_2, \dots$, and $s_0, s_1, s_2, \dots$ are sequences that
satisfy the same second-order linear homogeneous recurrence relation with
constant coefficients. In other words, suppose that for some real numbers $A$
and $B$,
$$ r_k = Ar_{k - 1} + Br_{k - 2} \quad \text{ and } \quad s_k = As_{k - 1} + Bs_{k - 2} $$
for every integer $k \geq 2$. Suppose also that $C$ and $D$ are any numbers. Let
$a_0, a_1, a_2, \dots$ be the sequence defined by
$$ a_n = Cr_n + Ds_n \quad \text{ for every integer } n \geq 0 $$
_[We must show that $a_0, a_1, a_2, \dots$ satisfies the same recurrence
relation as $r_0, r_1, r_2, \dots$ and $s_0, s_1, s_2, \dots$. That is we must
show that $a_k = Aa_{k - 1} + Ba_{k - 2}$, for every integer $k \geq 2$.]_
For every integer $k \geq 2$,
$$ Aa_{k - 1} + Ba_{k - 2} = A(Cr_{k - 1} + Ds_{k - 1}) + B(Cr_{k - 2} + Ds_{k - 2}) $$
$$ = C(Ar_{k - 1} + Br{k - 2}) + D(As_{k - 1} + Bs_{k - 2}) $$
$$ = Cr_k + Ds_k $$
$$ = a_k $$
Hence $a_0, a_1, a_2, \dots$ satisfies the same recurrence relation as
$r_0, r_1, r_2, \dots$ and $s_0, s_1, s_2, \dots$ _[as was to be shown]._
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**Theorem 5.8.3 Distinct-Roots Theorem**
Suppose a sequence $a_0, a_1, a_2, \dots$ satisfies a recurrence relation
$$ a_k = Aa_{k - 1} + Ba_{k - 2} $$
for some real numbers $A$ and $B$ with $B \neq 0$ and every integer $k \geq 2$.
If the characteristic equation
$$ t^2 - At - B = 0 $$
has two distinct roots $r$ and $s$, then $a_0, a_1, a_2, \dots$ is given by the
explicit formula
$$ a_n = Cr^n + Ds^n $$
where $C$ and $D$ are the numbers whose values are determined by the values
$a_0$ and $a_1$.
**Proof:**
Suppose that for some real numbers $A$ and $B$, a sequence
$a_0, a_1, a_2, \dots$ satisfies the recurrence relation
$a_k = Aa_{k - 1} + Ba_{k - 2}$, for every integer $k \geq 2$, and suppose the
characteristic equation $t^2 - At - B = 0$ has two distinct roots $r$ and $s$.
We will show that
$$ \text{for every integer } n \geq 0, \quad a_n = Cr^n + Ds^n $$
where $C$ and $D$ are numbers such that
$$ a_0 = Cr^0 + Ds^0 \quad \text{ and } \quad a_1 = Cr^1 + Ds^1 $$
Let $P(n)$ be the equation
$$ a_n = Cr^n + Ds^n $$
We use strong mathematical induction to prove that $P(n)$ is true for each
integer $n \geq 0$. In the basis step, we prove that $P(0)$ and $P(1)$ are true.
We do this because in the inductive step we need the equation to hold for
$n = 0$ and $n = 1$ in order to prove that it holds for $n = 2$.
_Show that $P(0)$ and $P(1)$ are true:_
The truth of $P(0)$ and $P(1)$ is automatic because $C$ and $D$ are exactly
those numbers that make the following equations true:
$$ a_0 = Cr^0 + Ds^0 \quad \text{ and } \quad a_1 = Cr^1 + Ds^1 $$
_Show that for every integer $k \geq 1$, if $P(i)$ is true for each integer $i$
from $0$ through $k$, then $P(k + 1)$ is also true:_
Suppose that $k$ is any integer with $k \geq 1$ and for each integer $i$ from
$0$ through $k$,
$$ a_i = Cr^i + Ds^i $$
We must show that
$$ a_{k + 1} = Cr^{k + 1} + Ds^{k + 1} $$
Now by the inductive hypothesis,
$$ a_k = Cr^k + Ds^k \quad \text{ and } \quad a_{k - 1} = Cr^{k - 1} + Ds^{k - 1} $$
so
$$ a_{k + 1} = Aa_k + Ba_{k - 1} $$
$$ = A(Cr^k + Ds^k) + B(Cr^{k - 1} + Ds^{k - 1}) $$
$$ = C(Ar^k + Br^{k - 1}) + D(As^k + Bs^{k - 1}) $$
$$ = Cr^{k + 1} + Ds^{k + 1} $$
This is what was to be shown.
_[The reason the last equality follows from Lemma 5.8.1 is that since $r$ and
$s$ satisfy the characteristic equation (5.8.2), the sequences
$r^0, r^1, r^2, \dots$ and $s^0, s^1, s^2, \dots$ satisfy the recurrence
relation (5.8.1).]_
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**Lemma 5.8.4**
Let $A$ and $B$ be real numbers and suppose the characteristic equation
$$ t^2 - At - B = 0 $$
has a single root $r$. Then the sequences $1, r^1, r^2, r^3, \dots, r^n, \dots$
and $0, r, 2r^2, 3r^3, \dots, nr^n, \dots$ both satisfy the recurrence relation
$$ a_k = Aa_{k - 1} + Ba_{k - 2} $$
for each integer $k \geq 2$.
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**Theorem 5.8.5 Single-Root Theorem**
Suppose a sequence $a_0, a_1, a_2, \dots$ satisfies a recurrence relation
$$ a_k = Aa_{k - 1} + Ba_{k - 2} $$
for some real numbers $A$ and $B$ with $B \neq 0$ and for every integer
$k \geq 2$. If the characteristic equation $t^2 - At - B = 0$ has a single
(real) root $r$, then $a_0, a_1, a_2, \dots$ is given by the explicit formula
$$ a_n = Cr^n + Dnr^n $$
where $C$ and $D$ are the real numbers whose values are determined by the values
of $a_0$ and any other known value of the sequence.

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by iteration, its correctness can be checked by _____.
mathematical induction
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**Test Yourself**
1. A second-order linear homogeneous recurrence relation with constant
coefficients is a recurrence relation of the form _____ for every integer
$k \geq$ _____, where _____.
2. Given a recurrence relation of the form $a_k = Aa_{k - 1} + Ba_{k - 2}$ for
every integer $k \geq 2$, the characteristic equation of the relation is
_____.
3. If a sequence $a_1, a_2, a_3, \dots$ is defined by a second-order linear
homogeneous recurrence relation with constant coefficients and the
characteristic equation for the relation has two distinct roots $r$ and $s$
(which could be complex numbers), then the sequence is given by an explicit
formula of the form _____.
4. If a sequence $a_1, a_2, a_3, \dots$ is defined by a second-order linear
homogeneous recurrence relation with constant coefficients and the
characteristic equation for the relation has only a single root $r$, then the
sequence is given by an explicit formula of the form _____.