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设数列{an}、{bn}、{cn}满足:bn=an-an+2,cn=an+2an+1+3an+2(n=1,2,3,…),求证:{an}为等差数列的充分必要条件是{cn}为等差数列且bn≤bn+1(n=1,2,3,…).

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必要性:

设{an}是公差为d1的等差数列,则

bn+1-bn=(an+1-an+3)-(an-an+2)

=(an+1-an)-(an+3-an+2)=d1-d1=0,

所以bn≤bn+1(n=1,2,3,…)成立.

又cn+1-cn=(an+1-an)+2(an+2-an+1)+3(an+3-an+2)=d1+2d1+3d1=6d1(常数)(n=1,2,3,…),

所以数列{cn}为等差数列.

充分性:

设数列{cn}是公差为d2的等差数列,且bn≤bn+1(n=1,2,3,…).

∵cn=an+2an+1+3an+2,①

∴cn+2=an+2+2an+3+3an+4,②

①-②,得cn-cn+2=(an-an+2)+2(an+1-an+3)+3(an+2-an+4)=bn+2bn+1+3bn+2.

∵cn-cn+2=(cn-cn+1)+(cn+1-cn+2)=-2d2

∴bn+2bn+1+3bn+2=-2d2,③

从而有bn+1+2bn+2+3bn+3=-2d2,④

④-③,得(bn+1-bn)+2(bn+2-bn+1)+3(bn+3-bn+2)=0.⑤

∵bn+1-bn≥0,bn+2-bn+1≥0,bn+3-bn+2≥0,

∴由⑤得bn+1-bn=0(n=1,2,3,…).

由此不妨设bn=d3(n=1,2,3,…),则an-an+2=d3(常数).

由此cn=an+2an+1+3an+2cn=4an+2an+1-3d3

从而cn+1=4an+1+2an+2-5d3

两式相减得cn+1-cn=2(an+1-an)-2d3

因此an+1-an(cn+1-cn)+d3d2+d3(常数)(n=1,2,3,…),

∴数列{an}为等差数列.

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