a) \(A=1+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{16}+\frac{1}{32}+\frac{1}{64}+\frac{1}{128}\)
\(=1+\frac{1}{2^2}+\frac{1}{2^3}+\frac{1}{2^4}+\frac{1}{2^5}+\frac{1}{2^6}+\frac{1}{2^7}\)
\(\Rightarrow\)\(2A=2+1+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2^2}+\frac{1}{2^3}+\frac{1}{2^4}+\frac{1}{2^5}+\frac{1}{2^6}\)
\(\Rightarrow\)\(2A-A=\left(2+1+\frac{1}{2^2}+\frac{1}{2^3}+...+\frac{1}{2^6}\right)-\left(1+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2^2}+...+\frac{1}{2^7}\right)\)
\(\Leftrightarrow\)\(A=2-\frac{1}{2^7}=\frac{255}{128}\)
b) \(\frac{1}{3.5}+\frac{1}{5.7}+\frac{1}{7.9}+...+\frac{1}{19.21}\)
\(=\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{1}{3}-\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{5}-\frac{1}{7}+\frac{1}{7}-\frac{1}{9}+...+\frac{1}{19}-\frac{1}{21}\right)\)
\(=\frac{1}{2}.\left(\frac{1}{3}-\frac{1}{21}\right)\)
\(=\frac{1}{2}.\frac{2}{7}=\frac{1}{7}\)