If $f_n(x)$ uniformly converges to a bounded function $f(x)$, then $f_n(x)$ is bounded for all $n \in \Bbb{N^+}$ ?

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If $f_n(x)$ uniformly converges to a bounded function $f(x)$, then $f_n(x)$ is bounded for all $n \in \Bbb{N^+}$. Is this true?

I construct a counterexample as follows:

$f_n(x)= \begin{cases}1/x &n=1 \\ x+\frac{1}{n} &n\ge2 \end{cases}$, $\quad x \in(0,1)$

$f_n(x)$ uniformly converges to $x$, whereas $f_1(x)$ is unbounded on $(0,1)$.

My questions:

(1) Is this example correct?

(2) Can it be claimed that there exists $N$ such that $f_n(x)$ is bounded for every $n \ge N$ if $f_n(x)$ uniformly converges to a bounded function $f(x)$?