Can a Function Have a Limit of 0 and Derivative of 1 at Infinity?

[zetafunction]

can exist an smooth function with the property

y(\infty) =0 and y'(\infty) =1 ?

the inverse case, a function that tends to 1 for big x and whose derivative tends to 0 is quite obvious but this case i am not sure if there will exist

 

[CompuChip]

I suppose that you mean
\lim_{x \to \infty} y(x) = 0 and \lim_{x \to \infty} y'(x) = 1 ?

Actually, I think that for a smooth function to have a limit at infinity, the derivative should have limit 0 (at least that's what my intuition tells me: for the function to have a limit at infinity, it should become progressively more flat, so it doesn't run away from its limit value).

I have some other work now, but I will try to prove that rigorously later (if you want, give it a try yourself).

 

[losiu99]

It follows easily from MVT.

 

[CompuChip]

That's what I figured, but I got caught up in epsilons and deltas on the back of my scrap piece of paper.
After finishing my Saturday's to-do list I will take a completely blank paper of normal size and try again :)

 

[losiu99]

On the second thought, derivative doesn't have to go to zero, unfortunetely. Consider \frac{\sin (x^2)}{x}. It clearly tends to zero, yet the derivative oscilates. Still, the derivative cannot tend to a nonzero number, and this follows from MVT for sure
Sorry for the mistake.

Edit: derivative of \frac{\sin (x^2)}{\sqrt{x}} oscilates unboundedly, while the function goes to zero.