a,\( \dfrac{1}{4}+ \dfrac{1}{16}+ \dfrac{1}{36}+ \dfrac{1}{64}+ \dfrac{1}{100}+ \dfrac{1}{144}+ \dfrac{1}{196}\)
= \( \dfrac{1}{4}+ \dfrac{1}{16}+ \dfrac{1}{36}+...+ \dfrac{1}{196} < \dfrac{1}{2^2-1}+ \dfrac{1}{4^2-1}+ \dfrac{1}{6^2-1}+...+ \dfrac{1}{14^2-1}\)
= \( \dfrac{1}{1.3}+ \dfrac{1}{3.5}+ \dfrac{1}{5.7}+...+ \dfrac{1}{13.15}\)
= \( \dfrac{1}{2}(1- \dfrac{1}{3}+ \dfrac{1}{3}- \dfrac{1}{5}+ \dfrac{1}{5}- \dfrac{1}{7}+ \dfrac{1}{7}-...- \dfrac{1}{13}+ \dfrac{1}{13}- \dfrac{1}{15})\)
= \( \dfrac{1}{2}(1- \dfrac{1}{15})< \dfrac{1}{2}\)
Vậy \( \dfrac{1}{4}+ \dfrac{1}{16}+ \dfrac{1}{36}+ \dfrac{1}{64}+ \dfrac{1}{100}+ \dfrac{1}{144}+ \dfrac{1}{196}\) \(<\dfrac{1}{2} \)
b,A= \(\dfrac{11}{15}<\dfrac{1}{21}+\dfrac{1}{22}+\dfrac{1}{23}+...+\dfrac{1}{59}+\dfrac{1}{60}<\dfrac{3}{2}\)
\(=(\dfrac{1}{21}+\dfrac{1}{22}+\dfrac{1}{23}+....+\dfrac{1}{40})+(\dfrac{1}{41}+...+1...\)
\(=(\dfrac{20}{20.21}+\dfrac{21}{21.22}+...+\dfrac{39}{39.40})+(40/...\)
\(20(\dfrac{1}{20.21}+\dfrac{1}{21.22}+...\dfrac{1}{39.40})+40(\dfrac{1}{40}...\)
\(20(\dfrac{1}{20}-\dfrac{1}{40})+40(\dfrac{1}{40}-\dfrac{1}{60})>\dfrac{11}{15}\)
Lại có \(A<40(\dfrac{1}{20.21}+...\dfrac{1}{39.40})+60(\dfrac{1}{40.41}+...+...\)
\(=40(\dfrac{1}{20}-\dfrac{1}{40})+60(\dfrac{1}{40}-\dfrac{1}{60})<\dfrac{3}{2}\)
=> \(\dfrac{11}{15}<\dfrac{1}{21}+\dfrac{1}{22}+\dfrac{1}{23}+...+\dfrac{1}{59}+\dfrac{1}{60}<\dfrac{3}{2}\)
