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Matrix proof of Binet's formula?

I know how to derive Binet's closed form solution for the Fibonacci numbers via diagonalising the generating matrix {{1,1},{1,0}} through eigendecomposition. It's an elementary result in linear algebra (I've seen it in a pset for Harvard Math 25, for example, and we covered it as a toy proof in first year physics lo these many years ago). But I need a cite for the book proof. I don't have access to a university-level Maths library any more, but I'd like a reference to a text with a relatively straightforward exposition.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    the explanation in "A short course in matrix theory" By Margaret Kleinfeld is decent.

    You can find the relevant portion in a search through google books along with some other discussions of the derivation. Try using "matrix diagonalization fibonacci" as search terms.

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