Ta có: \(S=\dfrac{1}{2^2}+\dfrac{1}{3^2}+\dfrac{1}{4^2}+...+\dfrac{1}{9^2}< \dfrac{1}{2^2}+\dfrac{1}{2.3}+\dfrac{1}{3.4}+...+\dfrac{1}{8.9}\)
\(=\dfrac{1}{2^2}+\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{3}+\dfrac{1}{3}-\dfrac{1}{4}+...+\dfrac{1}{8}-\dfrac{1}{9}\)\(=\dfrac{1}{4}+\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{9}=\dfrac{23}{36}< \dfrac{32}{36}=\dfrac{8}{9}\). (1)
Ta lại có: \(S=\dfrac{1}{2^2}+\dfrac{1}{3^2}+\dfrac{1}{4^2}+...+\dfrac{1}{9^2}>\dfrac{1}{2^2}+\dfrac{1}{3.4}+\dfrac{1}{4.5}+...+\dfrac{1}{9.10}\)
\(=\dfrac{1}{2^2}+\dfrac{1}{3}-\dfrac{1}{4}+\dfrac{1}{4}-\dfrac{1}{5}+...+\dfrac{1}{9}-\dfrac{1}{10}\)
\(=\dfrac{1}{2^2}+\dfrac{1}{3}-\dfrac{1}{10}=\dfrac{19}{20}>\dfrac{8}{20}=\dfrac{2}{5}\). (2)
Từ (1) và (2) suy ra đpcm.