Proofs of Universal Statements: Mathematical Induction · Strengthening the Statement

Lesson 4

Nikolai Chukhin · Alexander S. Kulikov

To give another example, consider the following problem:

Prove that for any integer \(n \ge 1\), \[\frac{1}{1 \cdot 2}+\frac{1}{2 \cdot 3}+\frac{1}{3 \cdot 4}+\dotsb+\frac{1}{n(n+1)}<1.\]