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I am trying to prove that

$f:R \to R f(x)=\sin x$

is uniformly continuous.

I have said:

Fix $\epsilon > 0$ and $\delta=\epsilon$

$|\sin x - \sin y| \le |\sin x| - |\sin y| \le 1 - 1 = 0 < \epsilon$

beep-boop
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It fails because the correct triangle inequality is $|\sin x-\sin y|\le |\sin x|+|\sin y|$,

you must have "$+$" not "$-$"

Ellya
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$|sinx - siny| = |cosc(x-y)| = |cosc||sinx - siny| \leq |x-y|$. You can take it from here.

DeepSea
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Hint: using a rather well known theorem

$$\exists\;c\in(x,y)\;\;s.t.\;\;|\sin x-\sin y|\le|x-y||\cos c|\le|x-y|$$

so....

DonAntonio
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