# Investigate the convergence of the series

Investigate the convergence of the series on the interval $x \in [0;1]$

$$\sum_{n = 1}^{\infty} \frac{x}{1 + n^2x^2}$$

• – Winther Oct 30 '16 at 19:35

Hint: $$\sum_{n = 1}^{\infty} \frac{x}{1 + n^2x^2}=\frac{\pi}{2}(\coth \frac{\pi}{x}-\frac{x}{\pi})$$
• Are you sure? The left-hand side is defined in $0$, while the right-hand side is not. – Alex M. Oct 30 '16 at 19:34
• $\lim_{x\rightarrow 0^{+}}\coth \frac{\pi}{x}=1$ – E.H.E Oct 30 '16 at 19:38
• @E.H.E: ...in which case for $x=0$ the left-hand side is $0$ and the right-hand side is $\frac \pi 2$. Maybe that equality is valid on $(0, 1]$, I don't know, but it surely is not valid on $[0,1]$. – Alex M. Oct 30 '16 at 19:40
• @AlexM. Yes you are quite right. The series does not converge uniformly on any interval containing $x=0$ so the limit is not guaranteeds to equal the right hand side function value there. I should have read the question I linked to better. Thanks for correcting me. – Winther Oct 30 '16 at 19:48