Chứng minh rằng:

\[\frac{1}{6} < \frac{1}{{{5^2}}} + \frac{1}{{{6^2}}} + \frac{1}{{{7^2}}} + ... + \frac{1}{{{{100}^2}}} < \frac{1}{4}\].

Lời giải:

Ta có: \[\frac{1}{{{5^2}}} < \frac{1}{{4 \cdot 5}};\frac{1}{{{6^2}}} < \frac{1}{{5 \cdot 6}};...;\frac{1}{{{{100}^2}}} < \frac{1}{{99 \cdot 100}}\]

Cộng vế với vế ta được:

\[\frac{1}{{{5^2}}} + \frac{1}{{{6^2}}} + ... + \frac{1}{{{{100}^2}}} < \frac{1}{{4 \cdot 5}} + \frac{1}{{5 \cdot 6}} + ... + \frac{1}{{99 \cdot 100}}\]

\[\frac{1}{{{5^2}}} + \frac{1}{{{6^2}}} + ... + \frac{1}{{{{100}^2}}} < \frac{1}{4} - \frac{1}{5} + \frac{1}{5} - \frac{1}{6} + ... + \frac{1}{{99}} - \frac{1}{{100}}\]

\[\frac{1}{{{5^2}}} + \frac{1}{{{6^2}}} + ... + \frac{1}{{{{100}^2}}} < \frac{1}{4} - \frac{1}{{100}} = \frac{6}{{25}} < \frac{6}{{24}} = \frac{1}{4}\left( 1 \right)\]

Ta có: \[\frac{1}{{{5^2}}} > \frac{1}{{5 \cdot 6}};\frac{1}{{{6^2}}} > \frac{1}{{6 \cdot 7}};...;\frac{1}{{{{100}^2}}} > \frac{1}{{100 \cdot 101}}\]

Cộng vế với vế ta được:

\[\frac{1}{{{5^2}}} + \frac{1}{{{6^2}}} + ... + \frac{1}{{{{100}^2}}} > \frac{1}{{5 \cdot 6}} + \frac{1}{{6 \cdot 7}} + ... + \frac{1}{{100 \cdot 101}}\]

\[\frac{1}{{{5^2}}} + \frac{1}{{{6^2}}} + ... + \frac{1}{{{{100}^2}}} > \frac{1}{5} - \frac{1}{6} + \frac{1}{6} - \frac{1}{7} + ... + \frac{1}{{100}} - \frac{1}{{101}}\]

\[\frac{1}{{{5^2}}} + \frac{1}{{{6^2}}} + ... + \frac{1}{{{{100}^2}}} > \frac{1}{5} - \frac{1}{{101}} = \frac{{96}}{{505}} > \frac{{96}}{{576}} = \frac{1}{6}\left( 2 \right)\]

Từ (1) và (2) suy ra \[\frac{1}{6} < \frac{1}{{{5^2}}} + \frac{1}{{{6^2}}} + \frac{1}{{{7^2}}} + ... + \frac{1}{{{{100}^2}}} < \frac{1}{4}\].