# A ruby program for Lucas series # # The Lucas numbers, commonly denoted L(n) form a sequence, # called the Lucas series, such that each number is the sum # of the two preceding ones, starting from 2 and 1. That is, # # L(0) = 2, L(1) = 1 # L(n) = L(n - 1) + L(n - 2), for n > 1. # # Given n, calculate L(n). # Example: 2 1 3 4 7 11 18... # Resource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_number def lucas(number) golden_ratio = (1 + 5**0.5) / 2 (golden_ratio**number).round.to_i rescue StandardError 'Error: Provide number only!' end puts lucas(4) # 7 puts lucas(3) # 4 puts lucas('3') # Error: Provide number only! puts lucas(2) # 3