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So the amount you are adding is getting smaller with each iteration, 1/4 is smaller than 1/2, however you are still adding 1/4 on top of the 1/2, and those two are combined, closer to "1" than either of them independently correct? (1/2 +1/4 =1/3. 1/3>1/2)
So if the number gets bigger forever than at some point it will eventually hit "1", since we already started with "1" the next "1" will be "2"
I hope I'm explaining it well enough, it's similar to how 3.33(repeating)x3...=10 (though technically for different reasons)