Ta có :
\(\frac{1}{12}=\frac{1}{12}\)
\(\frac{1}{13}< \frac{1}{12}\)
\(\frac{1}{14}< \frac{1}{12}\)
\(........\)
\(\frac{1}{17}< \frac{1}{12}\)
Cộng vế với vế ta có :
\(\frac{1}{12}+\frac{1}{13}+....+\frac{1}{17}< \frac{1}{12}+\frac{1}{12}+...+\frac{1}{12}\)(có 6 số \(\frac{1}{12}\))\(=\frac{6}{12}=\frac{1}{2}\)
Vậy \(\frac{1}{12}+\frac{1}{13}+\frac{1}{14}+....+\frac{1}{17}< \frac{1}{2}\)