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QUESTION #11153
Question 1
The least upper bound of $\left\{\dfrac{1}{2},\dfrac{2}{3},\dfrac{3}{4},\ldots\right\}$ is:
Correct Answer Explanation
The set is $\left\{\dfrac{n}{n+1} : n=1,2,3,\ldots\right\}$. As $n\to\infty$, $\dfrac{n}{n+1}\to 1$, but never equals $1$. The sequence is strictly increasing and bounded above by $1$. Since $1$ is the infimum of all upper bounds and is itself an upper bound (the sequence never reaches $1$), the least upper bound (supremum) is $\mathbf{1}$.
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