VietaTheorem SpecialEquation LinearRecursion Difficult

Problem - 3645
Let real numbers $a, b, c, d$ satisfy $$ \left\{ \begin{array}{ccl} ax+by&=3\\ ax^2+by^2&=7\\ ax^3+by^3&=16\\ ax^4 + by^4 &=42 \end{array} \right. $$ Find $ax^5+by^5$.

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