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s4.3.3

Adding Odd or Even Terms of Arbitrary Fibonacci Sequence

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There are specific formulas for summing only the odd-indexed or even-indexed terms of an Arbitrary Fibonacci Sequence.

Sum of the first n odd terms (A1,A3,...A_1, A_3, ...):

i=1nA2i1=A2n(A2A1)\sum_{i=1}^{n} A_{2i-1} = A_{2n} - (A_2 - A_1)

Sum of the first n even terms (A2,A4,...A_2, A_4, ...):

i=1nA2i=A2n+1A1\sum_{i=1}^{n} A_{2i} = A_{2n+1} - A_1

These formulas require you to know a future term in the sequence, which you may need to calculate or have memorized if it's the standard sequence.

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