微专题二数列通项公式的常用求法一、累加法、累乘法例1已知数列{an}满足an+1=an+2·3n+1,a1=3,则数列{an}的通项公式为________.答案an=3n+n-1解析由an+1=an+2·3n+1,得a2=a1+2×31+1,a3=a2+2×32+1,a4=a3+2×33+1,…,an=an-1+2×3n-1+1,累加可得an=a1+2×(31+32+…+3n-1)+(n-1),又a1=3,∴an=2·+n+2=3n+n-1(n=1时也成立).例2设数列{an}是首项为1的正项数列,且(n+1)a-na+an+1an=0(n=1,2,3,…),则它的通项公式是an=________
答案解析原递推式可化为:[(n+1)an+1-nan](an+1+an)=0, an+1+an>0,∴=,则=,=,=,…,=,累乘可得=,又a1=1,∴an=(n=1时也成立).跟踪训练1(1)在数列{an}中,a1=3,an+1=an+,则数列{an}的通项公式为an=_______
答案4-解析原递推式可化为an+1=an+-,则a2=a1+-,a3=a2+-,a4=a3+-,…,an=an-1+-,累加得an=a1+1-
故an=4-(n=1时也成立).(2)在数列{an}中,a1=1,an+1=2n·an,则an=______
答案解析a1=1,a2=2a1,a3=22a2,…,an=2n-1an-1,累乘得an=2·22·23·…·2n-1=,当n=1时也成立,故an=
二、换元法例3已知数列{an},其中a1=,a2=,且当n≥3时,an-an-1=(an-1-an-2),求通项公式an
解设bn-1=an-an-1,原递推式可化为bn-1=bn-2,{bn}是一个等比数列,b1=a2-a1=-=,公比为
∴bn=b1·n-1=n+1,故an-an-1=n,an-1