Ta có: \(\frac{1}{21}<\frac{1}{20};\frac{1}{22}<\frac{1}{20};\ldots;\frac{1}{30}<\frac{1}{20}\)
Do đó: \(\frac{1}{21}+\frac{1}{22}+\cdots+\frac{1}{30}<\frac{1}{20}+\frac{1}{20}+\cdots+\frac{1}{20}=\frac{10}{20}=\frac12\) (1)
Ta có: \(\frac{1}{31}<\frac{1}{30};\frac{1}{32}<\frac{1}{30};\ldots;\frac{1}{40}<\frac{1}{30}\)
Do đó: \(\frac{1}{31}+\frac{1}{32}+\cdots+\frac{1}{40}<\frac{1}{30}+\frac{1}{30}+\cdots+\frac{1}{30}=\frac{10}{30}=\frac13\) (2)
Từ (1),(2) suy ra \(\frac{1}{21}+\frac{1}{22}+\cdots+\frac{1}{40}<\frac12+\frac13=\frac56\) (3)
Ta có: \(\frac{1}{21}>\frac{1}{30};\frac{1}{22}>\frac{1}{30};\ldots;\frac{1}{30}=\frac{1}{30}\)
Do đó: \(\frac{1}{21}+\frac{1}{22}+\cdots+\frac{1}{30}>\frac{1}{30}+\frac{1}{30}+\cdots+\frac{1}{30}=\frac{10}{30}=\frac13\) (4)
Ta có: \(\frac{1}{31}>\frac{1}{40};\frac{1}{32}>\frac{1}{40};\ldots;\frac{1}{40}=\frac{1}{40}\)
Do đó: \(\frac{1}{31}+\frac{1}{32}+\cdots+\frac{1}{40}>\frac{1}{40}+\frac{1}{40}+\cdots+\frac{1}{40}=\frac{10}{40}=\frac14\) (5)
Từ (4),(5) suy ra \(\frac{1}{21}+\frac{1}{22}+\cdots+\frac{1}{39}+\frac{1}{40}>\frac13+\frac14=\frac{7}{12}\) (6)
Từ (3),(6) suy ra \(\frac{7}{12}<\frac{1}{21}+\frac{1}{22}+\cdots+\frac{1}{39}+\frac{1}{40}<\frac56\)
