Question

Cho : S=1+1/(2^1/2)+1/(3^1/2)+...+1/(100^1/2)

CMR:18<S<19

Answer 1

Ta có:

\(2\left(\sqrt{n+1}-\sqrt{n}\right)=\dfrac{2\left(\sqrt{n+1}-\sqrt{n}\right)\left(\sqrt{n+1}+\sqrt{n}\right)}{\left(\sqrt{n+1}+\sqrt{n}\right)}=\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{n+1}+\sqrt{n}}< \dfrac{2}{2\sqrt{n}}=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{n}}\)

\(\Rightarrow S>2\left(\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{1}+\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2}+...+\sqrt{101}-\sqrt{100}\right)=2\left(\sqrt{101}-1\right)>18\)

\(2\left(\sqrt{n}-\sqrt{n-1}\right)=\dfrac{2\left(\sqrt{n}-\sqrt{n-1}\right)\left(\sqrt{n}+\sqrt{n-1}\right)}{\left(\sqrt{n}+\sqrt{n-1}\right)}=\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{n}+\sqrt{n-1}}>\dfrac{2}{2\sqrt{n}}=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{n}}\)

\(\Rightarrow S< 1+2\left(\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{1}+\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2}+...+\sqrt{100}-\sqrt{99}\right)=1+2\left(\sqrt{100}-1\right)=19\)