Prove this is not a Cauchy sequence

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If $$ x_{n}:= \sqrt{n}$$ show that$$ x_{n}$$ satisfies $$ \lim_{n\to \infty}|x_{n+1}-x_{n}|=0 $$ but that it is not a Cauchy sequence.

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$$|x_{n+1}-x_n|=\sqrt{n+1}-\sqrt n=\frac1{\sqrt{n+1}+\sqrt n}\xrightarrow[n\to\infty]{}0$$

But since $\;\sqrt n\xrightarrow[n\to\infty]{}\infty\;$ the sequence doesn't converge finitely, which is a necessary and sufficient condition for a sequence to be Cauchy..