The Fibonacci numbers Fn are defined for all natural numbers n by the rules
F1=1,F2=1,Fn=Fn−1+Fn−2 for n⩾3
Prove by induction on k that, for any n,
Fn+k=FkFn+1+Fk−1Fn for all k⩾2.
Deduce that
F2n=Fn(Fn+1+Fn−1) for all n⩾2
Put L1=1 and Ln=Fn+1+Fn−1 for n>1. Show that these (Lucas) numbers Ln satisfy
L1=1,L2=3,Ln=Ln−1+Ln−2 for n⩾3
Show also that, for all n, the greatest common divisor (Fn,Fn+1) is 1 , and that the greatest common divisor (Fn,Ln) is at most 2 .