How to Prove This Fibonacci Identity Involving Squares and Products?

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Can someone guide me on how to prove that
F_{4n+3} + F_{4n+6} = F_{2n+1}^2 + F_{2n+4}^2

either side of the above is the difference

(F_{2n+2}*F_{2n+3} + F_{2n+4}^2) - (F_{2n}*F_{2n+1} + F_{2n+2}^2)

I intend to post this sequence F_{2n}*F_{2n+1} + F_{2n+2}^2, with a comment re a few properties thereof, on Sloane's online encyclopedia of integer sequences but would like to verify the above identity first.
 
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First thing springs to mind is to try use general formula for nth
Fibbonacci number:

F_{n}=\frac{\phi^n-(1-\phi)^n}{\sqrt{5}}

In order to proceed with math induction.But I'm unsure will it work or not.
I'm sure there are better methods ,though.
 
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tehno said:
First thing springs to mind is to try use general formula for nth
Fibbonacci number:

F_{n}=\frac{\phi^n-(1-\phi)^n}{\sqrt{5}}

In order to proceed with math induction.But I'm unsure will it work or not.
I'm sure there are better methods ,though.

Thanks
I think there is an identity for the following that works:

F_{i}*F_{j} + F_{i+1}*F_{j+1} = F_{?}

Let j = i = 2n+1 then

F_{2n+1}^{2} + F_{2n+2}^{2} = F_{4n+3}
F_{2n+2}^{2} + F_{2n+3}^{2} = F_{4n+5}
F_{2n+2}^{3} + F_{2n+4)^{2} = F_{4n+7}
\\
F_{4n+3} +F_{4n+6} = F_{4n+3} + F_{4n+7} - F_{4n+5}
=F_{2n+1}^{2} + F_{2n+4}^{2}
 
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