a, \(\left(\dfrac{1}{2}+1\right).\left(\dfrac{1}{3}+1\right).\left(\dfrac{1}{4}+1\right)...\left(\dfrac{1}{999}+1\right)\)
\(=\dfrac{3}{2}.\dfrac{4}{3}.\dfrac{5}{4}...\dfrac{1000}{999}\)
\(=\dfrac{3.4.5...1000}{2.3.4...999}\)
\(=\dfrac{1000}{2}\)\(=500\)
b, \(\left(\dfrac{1}{2}-1\right).\left(\dfrac{1}{3}-1\right).\left(\dfrac{1}{4}-1\right)...\left(\dfrac{1}{1000}-1\right)\)
\(=\dfrac{-1}{2}.\dfrac{-2}{3}.\dfrac{-3}{4}...\dfrac{-999}{1000}\)
\(=\dfrac{\left(-1\right).\left(-2\right).\left(-3\right)...\left(-999\right)}{2.3.4...1000}\)
\(=\dfrac{-1}{1000}\)