Maximum Modulus Principle Problem

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Homework Statement



Let g(z) be a function that is analytic and non-constant on D = {|z| < 1}. Suppose that Max |g(z)| [tex]\leq[/tex] [tex]\frac{1}{r}[/tex] for all 0< r <1, |z| = r. Use the Maximum Modulus Principle (or corollary) to prove that |g(z)| < 1 for all z [tex]\in[/tex] D.


Homework Equations



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Maximum Modulus Principle:

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The Attempt at a Solution



Not exactly sure how to start.
 
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Ok, so basically the problem is that g(z) might be something like [tex]\frac{1}{z}[/tex] But it's analytic so it has to be defined at 0. This means that near 0 it has to be bounded. What can you conclude?
 
that the maximum of g(z) is reached on the boundary of g(z0) ?