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View ArticleA continuous extension of an uniformly continuos function on an interval
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View ArticlePapa Rudin Theorem $7.15$.
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View ArticleMinimum of $\frac{x^3}{x-6}$ for $x>6$ without using derivative? [closed]
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View ArticleLebesgue decomposition of increasing function on an unbounded interval?
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View ArticleHow to use Finite Decimal Continuity to Define Real Number Arithmetic?
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View ArticleCurious about what my real analysis teacher means when she uses $1 \leq k < j...
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View ArticleBound of derivatives of test function
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View ArticleEvaluating a rational function integral in a quick way
In an recent test I was asked to evaluate the integral$$ \int_0^1 \frac{\sqrt[3]{x^2(1-x)}}{(1+x)^3} \text{d}x$$in 8 minutes, but I didn't have a clue what to do with it.After the test, I tried the...
View ArticleIs it possible to find a closed form for $x! (a-x)!$?
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View ArticleAlternatives to Serge Lang Real and Functional Analysis
I am a master's student and I am taking an analysis course, one of the reference books is this one. I have a hard time reading the book because of its structure, so I wanted to know if anyone has an...
View ArticleUsing Mean Value Theorem to prove that $f$ continuous and $\lim_{x\to...
I was trying to prove the following statement:Given $f$ continuous on an interval around $x_0$, and that $\lim_{x\to x_0}{f^\prime(x)}=L$ for finite $L$, $f^\prime(x_0)$ exists and equals $L$.This...
View ArticleShow that for $x > 1$, the series $\sum \frac{2n}{1 + x ^{2n} }$ converges...
enter image description hereShow that for $x > 1$, the series $\sum \frac{2n}{1 + x ^{2n} }$ converges uniformly to the function $(x-1 )^{-1}$.
View ArticleA Generalisation of Holomorphness
A holomorphic function is a function for which there exists a derivation in $\Bbb{C}$. If you consider it as a real function $\Bbb{R}^2\to\Bbb{R}^2$, its jacobian is a scaled rotation matrix.In this...
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