Có: \(\frac{a}{b}< \frac{c}{d}\Leftrightarrow ad< bc\)
\(\Leftrightarrow ad+ab< bc+ab\)
\(\Leftrightarrow a\left(b+d\right)< b\left(a+c\right)\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\frac{a}{b}< \frac{a+c}{b+d}\) (1)
Có: \(\frac{a}{b}< \frac{c}{d}\Leftrightarrow ad< bc\)
\(\Leftrightarrow ad+cd< bc+cd\)
\(\Leftrightarrow d\left(a+c\right)< c\left(b+d\right)\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\frac{a+c}{b+d}< \frac{c}{d}\) (2)
Từ (1) và (2) suy ra: \(\frac{a}{b}< \frac{a+c}{b+d}< \frac{c}{d}\)