Uniformly convergent series

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Why series $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{e^{-\vert{x}\vert}}{n^3}$ is uniformly convergent in $x \in (-\pi,\pi)$?

My answer: ${{e^{-\vert{x}\vert}} \le1 }$ for $x \in (-\pi,\pi)$ implies $\frac{e^{-\vert{x}\vert}}{n^3} \le$ $\frac{1}{n^3}$, which is convergent and hence by Weierstrass $M$-test given series is uniformly convergent.

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Yes, you are correct. Since $e^{-|x|}\leq 1$ for all real number $x$, it follows that the series $$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{e^{-\vert{x}\vert}}{n^3}$$ is uniformly convergent in $\mathbb{R}$.