The way to look at this is that sin(1/x) always lies between -1 and 1 and so as x approaches zero, 0<=|x sin(1/x)| <= |x| and since |x| approaches zero, the smaller thing, |x sin(1/x)| must approach zero also.
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Arshad ~Died~
·2009-09-18 10:39:20
Arshad ~Died~
·2009-09-18 10:41:06
also
We know from the range of sin(1/x)
-1 <= sin(1/x) <= 1
multiplying through by x, you obtain
-x <= x*sin(1/x) <= x
taking the limit as x->0 we get
0 <= lim x->0 x*sin(1/x) <= 0
therefore by squeeze/sandwich theorem the
lim x->0 x*sin(1/x) =0
-x <= x*sin(1/x) <= x for x>=0
-x > x*sin(1/x) > x for x< 0
Then right and left handed limits
0 <= lim x->0+ x*sin(1/x) <= 0
0 > lim x->0- x*sin(1/x) > 0
Arshad ~Died~
·2009-09-18 10:41:32
also u may see
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/60576.html