Question

[2015]

\(\left(1-\frac{2}{2.3}\right).\left(1-\frac{2}{3.4}\right).\left(1-\frac{2}{4.5}\right).......\left(1-\frac{2}{99.100}\right)\)=?

Answer 1

[Lê Chí Cường]

Ta thấy: \(1-\frac{2}{n.\left(n+1\right)}=\frac{n.\left(n+1\right)-2}{n.\left(n+1\right)}=\frac{n^2+n-1-1}{n.\left(n+1\right)}=\frac{\left(n^2-1\right)+\left(n-1\right)}{n.\left(n+1\right)}=\frac{\left(n-1\right).\left(n+1\right)+\left(n-1\right)}{n.\left(n+1\right)}=\frac{\left(n-1\right).\left(n+2\right)}{n.\left(n+1\right)}\)

Lại có: \(\left(1-\frac{2}{2.3}\right).\left(1-\frac{2}{3.4}\right).\left(1-\frac{2}{4.5}\right).....\left(1-\frac{2}{99.100}\right)\)

\(=\left(1-\frac{2}{2.\left(2+1\right)}\right).\left(1-\frac{2}{3.\left(3+1\right)}\right).\left(1-\frac{2}{4.\left(4+1\right)}\right).....\left(1-\frac{2}{99.\left(99+1\right)}\right)\)

\(=\frac{\left(2-1\right).\left(2+2\right)}{2.\left(2+1\right)}.\frac{\left(3-1\right).\left(3+2\right)}{3.\left(3+1\right)}.\frac{\left(4-1\right).\left(4+2\right)}{4.\left(4+1\right)}.....\frac{\left(99-1\right).\left(99+2\right)}{99.\left(99+1\right)}\)

\(=\frac{1.4}{2.3}.\frac{2.5}{3.4}.\frac{3.6}{4.5}.....\frac{98.101}{99.100}\)

\(=\frac{1.4.2.5.3.6.....98.101}{2.3.3.4.4.5.....99.100}\)

\(=\frac{\left(1.2.3.....98\right).\left(4.5.6.....101\right)}{\left(2.3.4.....99\right).\left(3.4.5.....100\right)}\)

\(=\frac{1.101}{99.3}\)

\(=\frac{101}{297}\)