MHB Understanding Infinite Sequences: Difference of 1 & n/(n+1)

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My textbook reads :

The graph of $$a_n=\frac{n}{n+1}$$ are approaching 1 as n becomes large . In fact the difference
$$1-\frac{n}{n+1}=\frac{1}{n+1}$$ can be made as small as we like by taking n sufficently large. We indicate this by writing $$\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{n}{n+1}=1$$

I don't understand where they pull $$\frac{1}{n+1}$$ from and what difference they refer to?
 
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They refer to the difference
$$1-\frac{n}{n+1}$$
If $n \to \infty$ we have $\frac{1}{n+1} \to 0$ and thus $1-\frac{n}{n+1} \to 0$. In other words, the difference can be made as small as you like by taking $n$ sufficently large.
 
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