Tính: a) ( 1 − 1/ 2 ) : ( 1 − 1 /3 ) : ( 1 − 1 /4 ) : … : ( 1 − 1 /8 )

Hướng dẫn giải:

a) \((1 - \frac{1}{2}):(1 - \frac{1}{3}):(1 - \frac{1}{4}): \ldots :(1 - \frac{1}{8})\)

\( = (1 - \frac{1}{2}):(1 - \frac{1}{3}):(1 - \frac{1}{4}):(1 - \frac{1}{5}):(1 - \frac{1}{6}):(1 - \frac{1}{7}):(1 - \frac{1}{8})\)

\( = \frac{1}{2}:\frac{2}{3}:\frac{3}{4}:\frac{4}{5}:\frac{5}{6}:\frac{6}{7}:\frac{7}{8} = \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{3}{2} \times \frac{4}{3} \times \frac{5}{4} \times \frac{6}{5} \times \frac{7}{6} \times \frac{8}{7} = \frac{{1 \times 8}}{{2 \times 2}} = 2\).

b) \(1\frac{1}{2}:1\frac{1}{3}:1\frac{1}{4}:...:1\frac{1}{8} = 1\frac{1}{2}:1\frac{1}{3}:1\frac{1}{4}:1\frac{1}{5}:1\frac{1}{6}:1\frac{1}{7}:1\frac{1}{8}\)

\( = \frac{3}{2}:\frac{4}{3}:\frac{5}{4}:\frac{6}{5}:\frac{7}{6}:\frac{8}{7}:\frac{9}{8} = \frac{3}{2} \times \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{4}{5} \times \frac{5}{6} \times \frac{6}{7} \times \frac{7}{8} \times \frac{8}{9} = \frac{1}{2}\)