\(A=\left(\frac{1}{2^2}-1\right)\times\left(\frac{1}{3^2}-1\right)\times...\times\left(\frac{1}{100^2}-1\right)\)
\(=-\left(1-\frac{1}{2^2}\right)\times\left(1-\frac{1}{3^2}\right)\times...\times\left(1-\frac{1}{100^2}\right)\)
\(=-\frac{\left(2^2-1\right)\times\left(3^2-1\right)\times...\times\left(100^2-1\right)}{2^2\times3^2\times...\times100^2}\)
\(=-\frac{\left(1\times3\right)\times\left(2\times4\right)\times...\times\left(99\times101\right)}{2^2\times3^2\times...\times100^2}\)
\(=-\frac{\left(1\times2\times...\times99\right)\times\left(3\times4\times...\times101\right)}{\left(2\times3\times...\times100\right)\times\left(2\times3\times...\times100\right)}\)
\(=-\frac{1\times101}{100\times2}=-\frac{101}{200}< -\frac{1}{2}\)
