Question Number 219561 by hardmath last updated on 28/Apr/25

$$\mathrm{let}\:\mathrm{be}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{sequence}\:\:\:\left(\mathrm{x}_{\boldsymbol{\mathrm{n}}} \right)\mathrm{n}\:\geqslant\:\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\mathrm{defined}\:\mathrm{by}\:\:\:\mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{1}} =\:\mathrm{1} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\mathrm{x}_{\boldsymbol{\mathrm{n}}+\mathrm{2}} \:=\:\mathrm{3x}_{\boldsymbol{\mathrm{n}}+\mathrm{1}} −\:\mathrm{x}_{\boldsymbol{\mathrm{n}}} \\ $$$$\forall\mathrm{n}\:\in\:\mathbb{N} \\ $$$$\mathrm{find}\:\:\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{L}}\:=\underset{\boldsymbol{\mathrm{n}}\rightarrow\infty} {\mathrm{lim}}\:\sqrt[{\boldsymbol{\mathrm{n}}}]{\underset{\boldsymbol{\mathrm{k}}=\mathrm{0}} {\overset{\mathrm{0}} {\sum}}\:\:\frac{\mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{2}\boldsymbol{\mathrm{k}}+\mathrm{1}} }{\mathrm{x}_{\boldsymbol{\mathrm{k}}} \:+\:\mathrm{x}_{\boldsymbol{\mathrm{k}}+\mathrm{1}} }}\:=\:? \\ $$
Commented by Nicholas666 last updated on 28/Apr/25

$$\frac{\mathrm{7}+\mathrm{3}\sqrt{\mathrm{5}}}{\mathrm{2}}\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\: \\ $$
Commented by mr W last updated on 30/Apr/25

$${the}\:{sequence}\:{is}\:{not}\:{sufficiently} \\ $$$${defined}\:{with}\:{x}_{\mathrm{1}} =\mathrm{1}\:{alone}.\: \\ $$$${for}\:{example}\:{you}\:{can}\:{not}\:{determine}\: \\ $$$${x}_{\mathrm{2}} =?. \\ $$$${please}\:{recheck}\:{the}\:{question}! \\ $$
Commented by hardmath last updated on 02/May/25

$$\mathrm{thankyou}\:\mathrm{my}\:\mathrm{dear}\:\mathrm{prifessor} \\ $$