Pointwise convergence of (x^n)/(1 + x^n)

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Homework Statement


Find the function that (x^n)/(1 + x^n) converges to as n goes to infinity, on the interval [0,2]


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I've worked out the fact that on the interval [0,1) it converges to 0, and when x is 1 it converges to 1/2, but for the life of me I'm not sure what the first step of proving what it converges to on the (1,2] interval. hints?
 
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Divide numerator and denominator by x^n. Now can you figure out what it converges to on (1,2]?
 
Yes! It becomes 1 / ( 1/(x^n) + 1), which goes to 1 / (0+1) = 1.

Thank you so much :)
 
There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...

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