Combinatorial Proof of a Recurrence Relation
So my professor gave us this recurrence relation to prove combinatorially for extra credit, but I was unable to figure it out.
h(n) = 5h(n-1) - 6h(n-2) + 1
This was my solution, but I couldn't figure out how to factor in the +1:
Let hn be the number of ways to arrange 0,1,2,3,4 on a 1xn string where 01,02,31,32,41,42 doesn't appear in the string.
5h(n-1) counts the # of ways to arrange the string where it begins with 0,1,2,3, or 4.
6h(n-2) counts the # of ways to arrange the string when it begins with 01,02,31,32,41 or 42.
No matter what I thought of, I couldn't solve that +1.
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