Nhân S với 2 ta được:
S = 2/1x2x3 + 2/2x3x4 + 2/3x4x5 + ... + 2/98x99x100
= (1/1x2 – 1/2x3) + (1/2x3 – 1/3x4) + (1/3x4 – 1/4x5) + …….. + (1/98x99 – 1/99x100)
= 1/1x2 – 1/99x100 = 1/2 – 1/9900 = 9898/19800
Vậy:
S = 1/1x2x3 + 1/2x3x4 + 1/3x4x5 + ... + 1/98x99x100
= 9898/19800 : 2
S = 4949/19800