已知正項數列{an},其前n項和Sn滿足10Sn=an2+5an+6,且a1,a3,a15成等比數列,求數列{an}的通項an.

已知正項數列{an},其前n項和Sn滿足10Sn=an2+5an+6,且a1,a3,a15成等比數列,求數列{an}的通項an.

∵10Sn=an2+5an+6,①∴10a1=a12+5a1+6,解之得a1=2或a1=3.又10Sn-1=an-12+5an-1+6(n≥2),②由①-②得 ;10an=(an2-an-12)+5(an-an-1),即(an+an-1)(an-an-1-5)=0∵an+an-1>0,∴an-an-1=5 ;(n≥2).當a1=3時,a3=13,a15=73. ;a1,a3,a15不成等比數列∴a1≠3;當a1=2時,a3=12,a15=72,有 ;a32=a1a15,∴a1=2,∴an=5n-3.