(1) As 1 α =α-1 it follows that α+ 1 α =2α-1=5. Similarly β+ 1 β =-5.

(2)We shall use the formula for the nth Fibonacci number and the facts that αβ=-1 and α+ 1 α =-(β+ 1 β )=5.

Fn 2 + Fn+1 2 = 1 5 [( αn - βn )2 +( αn+1 - βn+1 )2 ] = 1 5 [ α2n + β2n -2(-1 )n + α2n+2 + β2n+2 -2(-1 )n+1 ] = 1 5 [ α2n+1 (α+ 1 α )+ β2n+1 (β+ 1 β )] = 1 5 [ α2n+1 - β2n+1 ] = F2n+1 .

(3) For n=1 the expression gives 32 + 42 = 52 = F5 2 .

For n=2 the expression gives 52 + 122 = 132 = F7 2 .

For n=3 the expression gives 162 + 302 = 342 = F9 2 .

For n=4 the expression gives 392 + 802 = 892 = F11 2 .

Conjecture : the result is F2n+3 2
( Fn Fn+3 )2 +(2 Fn+1 Fn+2 )2 =[(b-a)(b+a )]2 +[2ab ]2 =[ b2 - a2 ]2 +4 a2 b2 =[ b2 + a2 ]2 =[ Fn+1 2 + Fn+2 2 ]2 = F2n+3 2

using the result from the second part of this question.