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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2001 ib Paper 1 1A Solution by
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A function is uniformly continuous ifThe crucial point is that works throughout the interval, not just near one chosen point.
Yes, it is bounded on the closed unit interval. Choose for , and choose finitely many grid points such that every is within of some . Then , a finite bound. Equivalently, uniform continuity implies continuity, and a continuous real function on a compact set is bounded.
Yes, a bounded derivative gives uniform continuity on the half-line. If , the mean value theorem gives . This is a Lipschitz condition, so for use . If , the function is constant. As usual for a derivative on this closed half-line, continuity at its endpoint is included.
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