Combinatorial proofs of identities with Fibonacci numbers

Authors

  • Tereza Kovářová Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague

Abstract

The article presents four selected identities, which describe properties of the Fibonacci numbers. The task is to prove the validity of these identities in a way that is less common but more elegant, namely by means of a combinatorial argument. For that purpose the relationship between Fibonacci numbers and the number of all possible tiles of a rectangle 1×n with 1×1 and 1×2 polyominoes is used.

Published

2016-01-03

How to Cite

Kovářová, T. (2016). Combinatorial proofs of identities with Fibonacci numbers. MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS, 25(1), 19–24. Retrieved from https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/243

Issue

Section

Mathematics