\(A=\frac{1}{4}\left(1+\frac{1}{2^2}+\frac{1}{3^2}+...+\frac{1}{n^2}\right)\)
\(< \frac{1}{4}\left(1+\frac{1}{1.2}+\frac{1}{2.3}+...+\frac{1}{\left(n-1\right)n}\right)\)
\(=\frac{1}{4}\left(2-\frac{1}{n}\right)\)\(=\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{4n}< \frac{1}{2}\)