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Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 14:07:32 -0700 (MST)
From: deaun moulton <deaun-AT-unm.edu>
Subject: PLC: fiBonacci, Fibonacci




A math professor friend of mine sent the following to me as the formula
for the Fibonacci sequence.  sqrt= square root.  I don't know if it's the
same formula or not.  I don't see any reference to "phi" in this formula,
but then I wouldn't know "phi" from the square root of 5. 


deaun

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        / 1 + sqrt(5) \ n     / 1 - sqrt(5) \ n
F(n) =  | ----------- |   -   | ----------- |
        \      2      /       \      2      /




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