Q26 / 54 · JEE Advanced 2019 (Paper 1) · Mathematics

Let α and β be the roots of x2-x-1=0, with α>β. For all positive integers n, define
an=αn-βnα-β, n≥1
b1=1 and bn=an-1+an+1, n≥2.
Then which of the following options is/are correct?

  • Correct answer
    A
    a1+a2+a3+.....+an=an+2-1 for all n≥1
  • Correct answer
    B
    ∑n=1∞an10n=1089
  • C
    ∑n=1∞bn10n=889
  • Correct answer
    D
    bn=αn+βn for all n≥1

Solution

Given, α and β are roots of x2-x-1= 0

ak+2-ak=αk+2-βk+2-αk-βkα-β=αk+2-αk-βk+2-βkα-β

=αkα2-1-βkβ2-1α-β=ak+1

⇒ak+2-ak=ak+1 ⇒ak+2-ak+1=ak

∑akk=1n=ak+2-a2 =ak+2-α2-β2α-β=ak+2-α+β

=ak+2-1

⇒a1+a2+a3+.....+an=an+2-1 
Option (B)
∑n=1∞an10n=∑n=1∞αn-βn(α-β)10n
=1α-β∑n=1∞α10n-β10n
=1α-βα101-α10-β101-β10
=1α-βα10-α-β10-β
=1α-β10α-10β10-α10-β
=1α-β10α-β100-10α+β+αβ
=10100-10-1=1089
Option (C):
∑n=1∞bn10n=∑n=1∞αn+βn10n=∑n=1∞α10n+β10n
=α101-α10+β101-β10
apply sum of infinite G.P. with a=α10 and r=α10
=10α+β-2αβ10-α10-β
=10(1)-2(-1)100+αβ-10(α+β)=12100-1-10=1289
Option (D):
As given bn=an-1+an+1
bn=αn-1-βn-1α-β+αn+1-βn+1α-β
∵α-β=1
bn=αn-1-βn-1+αn+1-βn+1
Now, as αβ= 1
∴αnβ=-αn-1
∴  αβn=-βn-1
bn=αnα-β+βnα-β
bn=αn+βn

Hence, the correct answer is options: 'A', 'B', 'D'.

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