Research Article

Generalized Fibonacci Sequences in Pythagorean Triple Preserving Matrices

Published: 2020-11

Journal: The Fibonacci Quarterly

DOI: 10.1080/00150517.2020.12427576

Abstract

AbstractIn this paper, we explore new connections between Pythagorean triples and generalized Fibonacci sequences. We show that Fibonacci and generalized Fibonacci sequences appear in powers of known matrices that give rise to trees of primitive Pythagorean triples.

Faculty Members

  • Lisa Schneider - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, Maryland, USA, 21801 Email address:
  • Jathan Austin - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, Maryland, USA, 21801 Email address:

Themes

  • Generalized Fibonacci sequences
  • Mathematical relationships
  • Pythagorean triples
  • Connections between mathematical sequences

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