Why 1.1 and 0.95 are not least upper bounds for n/(n+1)

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NATURE.M said:
Wait, don't I still need to justify 1>n/(n+1)?

No more than you need to justify n+1>n.
 
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Okay I see the logic now. I overlooked the statement n+1>1, as being of no significance.
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