Expand the following: 1/(1 - x - x^2) and explain the reason it generates the coefficients that it does. Why? I don't understand it. Thanks for help.
11−x−x2Step 1
=1(x−1+√52)(x−1−√52)Step 2
=x+1+√52(x−1+√52)(x+1+√52)×x+1−√52(x−1−√52)(x+1−√52)Step 3
=2x+1+√52x2−(3+√5)×2x+1−√52x2−(3−√5)Step 4
=((2x+1)+√5)((2x+1)−√5)((2x2−3)−√5)(((2x2−3)+√5))Step 5
=(2x+1)2−√52(2x2−3)2−√52Step 6
=4x2+4x+1−54x4−12x2+9−5Step 7
=4x2+4x−44x4−12x2+4Step 8
=x2+x−4x4−3x2+1
The coefficient is generated because the denominator of the 2 fractions in step 3 involves a fraction with denominator 2. So that 2 is multiplied in step 4 so the coefficient is generated.
.MaxWong: Your "solution" is more confusing than non-solution!. That is NOT how you expand a generating series:
Series expansion at x=0:
1+x+2 x^2+3 x^3+5 x^4+8 x^5+13 x^6+21 x^7+34 x^8+55 x^9+89 x^10+...........etc.
(Taylor series)
(converges when abs(x)<1/2 (-1+sqrt(5))),
The coefficients form:1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89..........looks familiar?? Fibonacci sequence!.
But, I don't know "Why".