\textbf{143.} In the sequence $\{U_n\}$, with initial conditions $U_1 = U_2 = 1$ and recurrence $U_{n+1} = U_n + U_{n-1}$, using induction, the expression $(U_n^2 - U_{n+1} \times U_{n-1})$ equals which number?
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(1) $-1$ \hfill (2) $1$ \hfill (3) $(-1)^n$ \hfill (4) $(-1)^{n+1}$
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