A Telescoping Sum Under $\tfrac{5}{16}$

Problem

Prove that for every positive integer $n$ ,

\sum_{k=1}^{n} \frac{k+1}{k^2(k+2)^2} < \frac{5}{16}.

Answer

Solution

Difficulty	7/10
Topics	sequences, Telescoping, inequality

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