# I need help badly in yet another uniform convergence problem

1. Mar 4, 2008

### end3r7

I hate, HATE uniform convergence for series... hate this, really do. I'm trying hard, but our prof gives us very difficult borderline problems.

Now, I am almost 100% sure this is not uniformly convergence at x=1, but since it's a stinking series, it's hard to figure out it's summation

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
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1) Test the following series for Uniform Convergence on [0,1]
$$(1-x)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{\inf } {\frac{x^n}{1+x^n}}$$

3. The attempt at a solution

I honestly have not a clue where to start. I want to try the following, and I don't know if it's true.

$$\frac{1}{2} < \frac{1}{1+x^n}$$
for x in [0,1)

So $$(1-x)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{\inf } {\frac{x^n}{2}} < (1-x)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{\inf } {\frac{x^n}{1+x^n}}$$

and for x in [0,1) $$(1-x)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{\inf } {\frac{x^n}{2}} = \frac{1}{2}$$

and we know that and for x = 0 $$(1-x)\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{\inf } {\frac{x^n}{1+x^n}} = 0$$

Thus the limit function is not continuous, so it can't be uniformly convergent.

2. Mar 4, 2008

### quasar987

The idea was good, but you assumed that

$$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}x^n = \frac{1}{1-x}$$

while actually this is true if the index starts at n=0 instead of n=1.

3. Mar 4, 2008

### end3r7

The logic should still work, however, correct? Or is there no fix?

4. Mar 4, 2008

### end3r7

Isn't that simply going to come out to x/2 then? So it should still work correct?

(The limit function is not continuous, since it's greater than or equal to 1/2 at 1, and not 0)

Last edited: Mar 4, 2008
5. Mar 5, 2008

### quasar987

Now I can't find a fault. :)