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Answer by WHLin for how to prove that Fibonacci sequence is divergent

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We prove that $F_n \geq n-2$ by induction.

(1) The inequality hold for $n=1,2,3,4$.

(2) Suppose it is true for $F_n$ with $n=1,2,...,k+1$ for $k\geq3$, then we have $F_{k+2}=F_{k+1}+F_k \geq (k-1)+(k-2) = 2k-3 \geq k$. (The last inequality holds by $k \geq 3$).

This proves $F_n>n-2$ and hence $F_n$ diverge. Actually, Fibonacci sequence diverge exponentially, but here we only prove it diverge faster than $O(n)$.


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