Lời giải:
Ta có:
\(A=\frac{1}{4}+\frac{2}{4^2}+\frac{3}{4^3}+...+\frac{2017}{4^{2017}}\)
\(\Rightarrow 4A=1+\frac{2}{4}+\frac{3}{4^2}+\frac{4}{4^3}+...+\frac{2017}{4^{2016}}\)
Lấy vế sau trừ vế trước:
\(\Rightarrow 3A=1+\frac{2-1}{4}+\frac{3-2}{4^2}+\frac{4-3}{4^3}+...+\frac{2017-2016}{4^{2016}}-\frac{2017}{4^{2017}}\)
\(\Leftrightarrow 3A=1+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{4^2}+\frac{1}{4^3}+...+\frac{1}{4^{2016}}-\frac{2017}{4^{2017}}\)
\(\Rightarrow 12A=4+1+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{4^2}+...+\frac{1}{4^{2015}}-\frac{2017}{4^{2016}}\)
Lấy vế sau trừ vế trước suy ra:
\(9A=4-\frac{2017}{4^{2016}}-\frac{1}{4^{2016}}+\frac{2017}{4^{2017}}\)
\(9A=4-\frac{2018}{4^{2016}}+\frac{2017}{4^{2017}}<4-\frac{2018}{4^{2016}}+\frac{2017}{4^{2016}}=4-\frac{1}{4^{2016}}<4\)
Do đó: \(A< \frac{4}{9}< \frac{4}{8}=\frac{1}{2}\) (đpcm)
