Does This Series Converge Uniformly on [0, ∞)?

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Homework Statement



Does the following series converge uniformly?

[sum from n=1 to inf] [itex]\frac{e^{-nx}}{n^2}[/itex] on [0, inf)

Homework Equations



I know I need to use the M test or Cauchys Principle of uniform convergence. My tutor suggests using the former if there is uniform convergence & the latter if there isn't.

The Attempt at a Solution



I tried converting the exponential into summation form to see if that would help, but it didn't get me anywhere. I can't really see any easy way to use the M test.

Could anyone point me in the right direction as to start this problem?

Cheers
 
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