Difference between revisions of "Sum of Fibonacci numbers"
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Latest revision as of 00:15, 25 May 2017
Theorem
The following formula holds: $$\displaystyle\sum_{k=1}^n F_k = F_{n+2}-1,$$ where $F_k$ denotes the $k$th Fibonacci number.