# Real Analysis - Find the pointwise limit of fn, is the convergence uniform?

• March 5th 2013, 05:38 PM
jll90
Real Analysis - Find the pointwise limit of fn, is the convergence uniform?
Let fn = $\frac{1}{n(1+x^2)}$. Find the pointwise limit of fn. Is the convergence uniform?

If I'm not mistaken, fn $\rightarrow$ 0, For all x in R.

I believe that for this function the convergence is uniform. By letting N> $\frac{1}{\epsilon}$ we have,

$\vert 0 - \frac{1}{n(1+x^2)} \vert$ < $\vert \frac {1}{n} \vert$ < $\frac{1}{N}$ < $\epsilon$.

So our choice of N, only depends on epsilon, for all x in R.

Let fn = $\frac{x^2+nx}{n}$. Find the pointwise limit of fn. Is the convergence uniform?

Now fn $\rightarrow f(x) = x$, for all x in R.

In this case however, there is no uniform convergence because:

$\vert \frac{x^2+nx}{n} -x \vert = \frac{x^2}{n}$

So our choice of N would imply taking N > $\frac{x^2}{\epsilon}$. So our choice of N depends on both epsilon and x. Could it be that for a closed interval of the form [a,b] the convergence is uniform?

Thank you