Xét phân thức phụ sau:
Ta có: \(\frac{1}{n\sqrt{n+1}+\left(n+1\right)\sqrt{n}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{n\left(n+1\right)}}\cdot\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}+\sqrt{n+1}}\right)\)
\(=\frac{1}{\sqrt{n\left(n+1\right)}}\cdot\frac{\sqrt{n+1}-\sqrt{n}}{n+1-n}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{n\left(n+1\right)}}\cdot\left(\sqrt{n+1}-\sqrt{n}\right)\)
\(=\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{n+1}}\)
Thay vào ta được:
\(BT=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}+...+\frac{1}{\sqrt{399}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{400}}\)
\(BT=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{400}}=1-\frac{1}{20}=\frac{19}{20}\)
Đặt biểu thức đã cho là A
Tổng quát ta có: Với \(a\inℕ^∗\)ta có:
\(\frac{1}{\left(a+1\right)\sqrt{a}+a.\sqrt{a+1}}=\frac{\left(a+1\right)-a}{\sqrt{a}.\sqrt{a+1}.\left(\sqrt{a}+\sqrt{a+1}\right)}\)
\(=\frac{\left(\sqrt{a+1}-\sqrt{a}\right)\left(\sqrt{a+1}+\sqrt{a}\right)}{\sqrt{a}.\sqrt{a+1}.\left(\sqrt{a}+\sqrt{a+1}\right)}=\frac{\sqrt{a+1}-\sqrt{a}}{\sqrt{a}.\sqrt{a+1}}\)
\(=\frac{\sqrt{a+1}}{\sqrt{a}.\sqrt{a+1}}-\frac{\sqrt{a}}{\sqrt{a}.\sqrt{a+1}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{a}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{a+1}}\)
Áp dụng kết quả trên ta có:
Với \(n=1\)\(\Rightarrow\frac{1}{2\sqrt{1}+1\sqrt{2}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\)
Với \(n=2\)\(\Rightarrow\frac{1}{3\sqrt{2}+2\sqrt{3}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\)
Với \(n=3\)\(\Rightarrow\frac{1}{4\sqrt{3}+3\sqrt{4}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{4}}\)
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Với \(n=399\)\(\Rightarrow\frac{1}{400\sqrt{399}+399\sqrt{400}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{399}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{400}}\)
\(\Rightarrow A=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{4}}+......+\frac{1}{\sqrt{399}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{400}}\)
\(=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{400}}=1-\frac{1}{20}=\frac{19}{20}\)