Transform the expression on the left side
2!1+3!2+⋯+n!2n−2=2!1(1+32+3⋅422+⋯+3⋅4…n2n−2)≤21(1+32+3222+⋯+3n−22n−2)=21(1+32+(32)2+⋯+(32)n−2)≤21(1+32+(32)2+⋯+(32)n−2+…)=21⋅1−321=23.
Second solution:
We will prove by induction a stronger inequality
2!1+3!2+⋯+n!2n−2≤23−n1,(∗)
from which, obviously, follows the required. It is easy to check that at n=2,3,4,5 the inequality (∗) holds — it is the base of induction.
Induction step: assume that the inequality (∗) is true for some n=k. To prove (∗) for n=k+1 it is enough to show that the right side of this inequality increases faster than the left side, i.e. it is enough to prove the inequality
(k+1)!2k−1≤k1−k+11=k(k+1)1.