Ta có: \(\dfrac{1}{4}=\dfrac{10}{40}=\dfrac{1}{40}+\dfrac{1}{40}+\dfrac{1}{40}+\dfrac{1}{40}+\dfrac{1}{40}+\dfrac{1}{40}+\dfrac{1}{40}+\dfrac{1}{40}+\dfrac{1}{40}+\dfrac{1}{40}\)
Mà \(\dfrac{1}{31}>\dfrac{1}{40}\)
\(\dfrac{1}{32}>\dfrac{1}{40}\)
\(\dfrac{1}{33}>\dfrac{1}{40}\)
\(\dfrac{1}{34}>\dfrac{1}{40}\)
\(\dfrac{1}{35}>\dfrac{1}{40}\)
\(\dfrac{1}{36}>\dfrac{1}{40}\)
\(\dfrac{1}{37}>\dfrac{1}{40}\)
\(\dfrac{1}{38}>\dfrac{1}{40}\)
\(\dfrac{1}{39}>\dfrac{1}{40}\)
\(\Rightarrow\) \(\dfrac{1}{31}+\dfrac{1}{32}+\dfrac{1}{33}+...+\dfrac{1}{39}+\dfrac{1}{40}>\dfrac{10}{40}=\dfrac{1}{4}\)
Vậy \(S>\dfrac{1}{4}\)