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Homework Statement
Let I=[a,b], f : I to R be continuous and suppose that f(x) >= 0 . If M = sup{f(x):x ε I} show that the sequence $$\left( \int_a^b (f(x))^n \, dx \right)^\frac{1}{n}$$
converges to M
The Attempt at a Solution
Where do I start? I'm thinking of having [tex] g_n(x)= \left( \int_a^b (f(x))^n \, dx \right)^\frac{1}{n}[/tex] and showing that converges to a function g(x) (uniformly?) but that just feels like restating the problem.
If I can show that there exists [itex]x_o[/itex] such that [itex]|f(x_o)-M| < \frac{ε}{2}[/itex] , and by continuity if [itex]|x-x_o| < δ[/itex] then [itex]|f(x)-f(x_o)| < \frac{ε}{2}
[/itex] and then triangle inequality it up to show [itex]|f(x)-M| < ε[/itex]
I still feel this gets me nowhere. Any ideas?