A \(=\dfrac{1}{2.5}+\dfrac{1}{5.8}+\dfrac{1}{8.11}+\dfrac{1}{11.14}+\dfrac{1}{14.17}\)
A \(=\)\(\dfrac{1}{3}\left(\dfrac{3}{2.5}+\dfrac{3}{5.8}+\dfrac{3}{8.11}+\dfrac{3}{11.14}+\dfrac{3}{14.17}\right)\)
A \(=\dfrac{1}{3}\left(\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{5}+\dfrac{1}{5}-\dfrac{1}{8}+\dfrac{1}{8}-\dfrac{1}{11}+\dfrac{1}{11}-\dfrac{1}{14}+\dfrac{1}{14}-\dfrac{1}{17}\right)\)
A \(=\dfrac{1}{3}\left(\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{1}{17}\right)\)