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1964 AMC 12 Question 31

AMC12 · 1964 AMC 12

Question 31

Let

$$
\begin{aligned} f(n) &=\frac{5+3\sqrt5}{10} \left(\frac{1+\sqrt5}{2}\right)^n\\ &\quad+\frac{5-3\sqrt5}{10} \left(\frac{1-\sqrt5}{2}\right)^n. \end{aligned}
$$

Then $f(n+1)-f(n-1),$ expressed in terms of $f(n),$ equals:
  1. $\dfrac12f(n)$
  2. $f(n)$
  3. $2f(n)+1$
  4. $f^2(n)$
  5. $\dfrac12\left(f^2(n)-1\right)$