Paper 3, Section II, F

Analysis II
Part IB, 2014

Let fn,n=1,2,f_{n}, n=1,2, \ldots, be continuous functions on an open interval (a,b)(a, b). Prove that if the sequence (fn)\left(f_{n}\right) converges to ff uniformly on (a,b)(a, b) then the function ff is continuous on (a,b)(a, b).

If instead (fn)\left(f_{n}\right) is only known to converge pointwise to ff and ff is continuous, must (fn)\left(f_{n}\right) be uniformly convergent? Justify your answer.

Suppose that a function ff has a continuous derivative on (a,b)(a, b) and let

gn(x)=n(f(x+1n)f(x))g_{n}(x)=n\left(f\left(x+\frac{1}{n}\right)-f(x)\right)

Stating clearly any standard results that you require, show that the functions gng_{n} converge uniformly to ff^{\prime} on each interval [α,β](a,b)[\alpha, \beta] \subset(a, b).