證明不等式:(2-1)/(2^2-1)+(2^2-1)/(2^3-1)+.+(2^n-1)/(2^(n+1)-1)>n/2-1/3

證明不等式:(2-1)/(2^2-1)+(2^2-1)/(2^3-1)+.+(2^n-1)/(2^(n+1)-1)>n/2-1/3

原不等式等價於(2^2-2)/(2^2-1)+(2^3-2)/(2^3-1)+…+(2^(n+1)-2)/(2^(n+1)-1)> n-2/3.
左端=(1-1/(2^2-1))+(1-1/(2^3-1))+…(1-1/(2^(n+1)-1))= n-(1/(2^2-1)+1/(2^3-1)+…+1/(2^(n+1)-1)).
故不等式進一步等價於1/(2^2-1)+1/(2^3-1)+…+1/(2^(n+1)-1)< 2/3.
當k > 2,有2^(k-2)> 1,故2^k-1 > 2^k-2^(k-2)= 3·2^(k-2).
囙此1/(2^2-1)+1/(2^3-1)+…+1/(2^(n+1)-1)
< 1/3+1/(3·2)+…+1/(3·2^(n-1))
= 2/3-1/(3·2^(n-1))
< 2/3.