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Trigger
Dec7-04, 12:53 PM
Please help with the following problem:

Find an example of a finction f:R-R where

lim x tends towards zero of xf(1/x) is not zero

Galileo
Dec7-04, 12:58 PM
It would obviously be the case when f(1/x) can cancel the x, so that the limit is independent of x.
What would f(x) have to be, if f(1/x) is to be proportional to 1/x?

Trigger
Dec7-04, 01:06 PM
Would f(x) have to be -x squared if f(1/x) is to be proportional to 1/x

dextercioby
Dec7-04, 09:09 PM
Would f(x) have to be -x squared if f(1/x) is to be proportional to 1/x

Hint:Relabel 1/x with "lambda",get the old function f(1/x) in terms of "lambda" and then simply rename "lambda" as being x.U'll get your answer.