Cho S= 1/2^2 + 1/3^2 + 1/4^2 +...+ 1/n^2 với n thuộc N, n>=2.
Có
[TEX]\frac{1}{2.3}< \frac{1}{2^{2}} < \frac{1}{1.2}[/TEX]
Tương tự
[TEX]\frac{1}{3.4} < \frac{1}{3^{2}} < \frac{1}{2.3}[/TEX]
[TEX]\frac{1}{4.5} < \frac{1}{4^{2}} < \frac{1}{3.4}[/TEX]
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[TEX]\frac{1}{n(n +1)} < \frac{1}{n^{2}} < \frac{1}{(n-1).n}[/TEX]
=> [TEX]\frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{n+1} < S < 1 - \frac{1}{n}[/TEX]
thay n = 2
=> [TEX]\frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{3} < S < 1 - \frac{1}{2}[/TEX]