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Nobody likes the <math>\approx</math> symbol. They prefer the <math>=</math> symbol or inequalities. However, this symbol is needed when working with Fibonacci numbers. For example the approximation: <math>F_n-1 + \frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2} \approx F_n</math>, where F stands for Fibonacci number.
 
Nobody likes the <math>\approx</math> symbol. They prefer the <math>=</math> symbol or inequalities. However, this symbol is needed when working with Fibonacci numbers. For example the approximation: <math>F_n-1 + \frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2} \approx F_n</math>, where F stands for Fibonacci number.
 
But there is an exact formula for Fibonacci numbers that have no <math>\approx</math> symbol.
 
But there is an exact formula for Fibonacci numbers that have no <math>\approx</math> symbol.
[[Theorem:Binet's Formula]]:
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[[Binet's Formula]]:
 
<math>F_n=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{5}}\left( \left( \dfrac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2}\right)^n - \left( \dfrac{1-\sqrt{5}}{2}\right)^n \right)</math>
 
<math>F_n=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{5}}\left( \left( \dfrac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2}\right)^n - \left( \dfrac{1-\sqrt{5}}{2}\right)^n \right)</math>
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This symbol can also be used to express that two numbers have the same [[order of magnitude]].
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Latest revision as of 20:40, 20 October 2024

Nobody likes the $\approx$ symbol. They prefer the $=$ symbol or inequalities. However, this symbol is needed when working with Fibonacci numbers. For example the approximation: $F_n-1 + \frac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2} \approx F_n$, where F stands for Fibonacci number. But there is an exact formula for Fibonacci numbers that have no $\approx$ symbol. Binet's Formula: $F_n=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{5}}\left( \left( \dfrac{1+\sqrt{5}}{2}\right)^n - \left( \dfrac{1-\sqrt{5}}{2}\right)^n \right)$

This symbol can also be used to express that two numbers have the same order of magnitude. This article is a stub. Help us out by expanding it.