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limit x tends to zero | x | cos 1 / x

 Aug 14, 2015

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cos(1/x) is always bounded between ±1, so whatever value it takes in that range, the product |x|*cos(1/x) will always be  in the range -x to x.  Hence, in the limit when x is zero so also |x|*cos(1/x) will be zero.

 Aug 14, 2015
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cos(1/x) is always bounded between ±1, so whatever value it takes in that range, the product |x|*cos(1/x) will always be  in the range -x to x.  Hence, in the limit when x is zero so also |x|*cos(1/x) will be zero.

Alan Aug 14, 2015
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 Aug 14, 2015

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