Weighted sum of the sixth powers of Horadam numbers
Ohtsuka and Nakamura found simple formulas for $\sum_{j=1}^n{F_j^6}$ and $\sum_{j=1}^n{L_j^6},$ where $F_k$ and $L_k$ are the $k$-th Fibonacci and Lucas numbers, respectively. In this note we extend their results to a general second order sequence by deriving a formula for $\sum_{j=1}^n{(-1/q^3)^jw_{j + t}^6},$ where $(w_j(w_0,w_1;p,q))$ is the Horadam sequence defined by $w_0,\,w_1;\,w_j = pw_{j - 1} - qw_{j - 2}\, (j \ge 2);$ where $t$ is an arbitrary integer and $w_0,$ $w_1,$ $p$ and $q$ are arbitrary complex numbers, with $p\ne 0$ and $q\ne 0.$ As a by-product we establish a divisibility property for the generalized Fibonacci sequence.
Authors
- Kunle Adegoke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3933-0459)
- Olawanle Layeni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2001-9943)
- Chiachen Hsu
Publication Details
- Journal
- Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7546/nntdm.2025.31.2.280-288
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00