On Partial Sum of Tribonacci Numbers

We study the sum st(k,r)=∑i=0tTki+r of k step apart Tribonacci numbers for any 1≤r≤k. We prove that st(k,r) satisfies certain Tribonacci rule st(k,r)=akst-1(k,r)+bkst-2(k,r)+st-3(k,r)+λ with integers ak,bk,ck, and λ.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eunmi Choi, Jiin Jo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/301814