错位相减法求数列前n项和罗维教学目标:利用错位想减法求一类数列前n项的和
如果一个数列的各项由一个等差数列的各项和一个等比数列对应项乘积组成,那么这个数列的前n项和可用此法来求.即求数列{an·bn}的前n项和,其中{an},{bn}分别是等差数列和等比数列.例题1
(2016·山东高考)已知数列{an}的前n项和Sn=3n2+8n,{bn}是等差数列,且an=bn+bn+1
(1)求数列{bn}的通项公式;(2)令cn=an+1n+1bn+2n,求数列{cn}的前n项和Tn
[解](1)由题意知,当n≥2时,an=Sn-Sn-1=6n+5,当n=1时,a1=S1=11,满足上式,所以an=6n+5
设数列{bn}的公差为d
由a1=b1+b2,a2=b2+b3,即11=2b1+d,17=2b1+3d,可解得b1=4,d=3
所以bn=3n+1
(2)由(1)知cn=6n+6n+13n+3n=3(n+1)·2n+1,又Tn=c1+c2+…+cn,得Tn=3×[2×22+3×23+…+(n+1)×2n+1],2Tn=3×[2×23+3×24+…+(n+1)×2n+2],两式作差,得-Tn=3×[2×22+23+24+…+2n+1-(n+1)×2n+2]=3×4+41-2n1-2-n+1×2n+2=-3n·2n+2,所以Tn=3n·2n+2
[例2](2014·安徽高考)数列{an}满足a1=1,nan+1=(n+1)an+n(n+1),n∈N*
(1)证明:数列ann是等差数列;(2)设bn=3n·an,求数列{bn}的前n项和Sn
(1)证明:由已知可得an+1n+1=ann+1,即an+1n+1-ann=1
所以ann是以a11=1为首项,1为公差的等差数列.(2)由(1)得ann=1+(n-1)·1=n,所以an=n2
从而bn=n·3n