Is it correct/ true to say that since $f=1/\sqrt{x}$ is continuous on the interval $(0,1)$, so f is uniformly continuous?
is the function $1/\sqrt{x}$ uniformly continuous?
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5No unbounded function on a bounded region is uniformly continuous. – 2012-12-03
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No. A function that is continuous on a compact set is uniformly continuous (cf Theorem 4.19 in Rudin's Principles).
The idea of uniform continuity is that for every $\varepsilon$ you can pick a $\delta$ so that independent of where you go in the domain \begin{equation} |x_0 - x_1| < \delta \Rightarrow |f(x_0) - f(x_1)| < \varepsilon. \end{equation}
Now, because for your function you won't be able to do this. For any fixed $\delta$ if you go close enough to zero then $|f(x_0) - f(x_1)| > \varepsilon$.
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0You're right. I've corrected the answer. Thanks! – 2012-12-03
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$1/\sqrt x$ is not uniformly continuous on the interval $(0,1)$.
If $f$ is continuous on the closed interval $[a,b]$ then it is uniformly continuous on the interval $[a,b]$