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1. ## Functional Series and Uniform Convergence Question

Let a $\in$ (0,1). Show that the functional series

$\displaystyle\sum_{j=0}^{\infty}(-t^2)^j$ where $t \in [-a,a]$

is uniformly convergent with the limit function

$f(t) = \frac{1}{1+t^2}$

I have absolutely no clue where to go from here.
Any help???

2. Originally Posted by garunas
Let a $\in$ (0,1). Show that the functional series

$\displaystyle\sum_{j=0}^{\infty}(-t^2)^j$ where $t \in [-a,a]$

is uniformly convergent with the limit function

$f(t) = \frac{1}{1+t^2}$

I have absolutely no clue where to go from here.
Any help???
Merely note that $|f_j(t)|=t^{2j}\leqslant (a)^{2j}$ for $t\in[-a,a]$, but since $\displaystyle \sum_{j=}^{\infty}a^{2j}$ converges, it follows by the Weierstrass M-test that $\displaystyle \sum_{j=0}^{\infty}f_j(t)$ converges uniformly on $[-a,a]$. To prove what it sums to merely note that $\displaystyle \frac{1}{1-\left(-t^2\right)}=\sum_{j=0}^{\infty}\left(-t^2\right)^j$
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