Tính nhanh biểu thức dưới đây: 1/2 + 1/6 + 1/12 + 1/20 + 1/30 + 1/42

\[\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{6} + \frac{1}{{12}} + \frac{1}{{20}} + \frac{1}{{30}} + \frac{1}{{42}}\]

Ta nhận thấy:

\[\frac{1}{2} = 1 - \frac{1}{2};\frac{1}{6} = \frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{3};\frac{1}{{12}} = \frac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{4};\frac{1}{{20}} = \frac{1}{4} - \frac{1}{5};\frac{1}{{30}} = \frac{1}{5} - \frac{1}{6};\frac{1}{{42}} = \frac{1}{6} - \frac{1}{7}\]

Ta có:

\[\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{6} + \frac{1}{{12}} + \frac{1}{{20}} + \frac{1}{{30}} + \frac{1}{{42}}\]

\[ = 1 - \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{3} + \frac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{4} - \frac{1}{5} + \frac{1}{5} - \frac{1}{6} + \frac{1}{6} - \frac{1}{7}\]

\[ = 1 - \frac{1}{7} = \frac{6}{7}.\]