Ta có: \(A=7+7^2+7^3+7^4+....+7^{99}\)
\(\Rightarrow7A=7^2+7^3+7^4+7^5+...+7^{100}\)
\(\Rightarrow7A-A=\left(7^2+7^3+7^4+7^5+...+7^{100}\right)-\left(7+7^2+7^3+7^4+...+7^{99}\right)\)
\(\Rightarrow6A=7^{100}-7\Rightarrow A=\dfrac{7^{100}-7}{6}\) (1)
a) Từ (1) suy ra \(A< \dfrac{7^{100}}{6}\)