Finding the limit of x tending to 0 of ln(x)sin(x)

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Homework Statement



find the limit of:

\frac{lim}{x\rightarrow0} ln(x)sin(x)

tip:
you know that
\frac{sin(x)}{x} \rightarrow 1
so rearrange to use


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L'hopitals rule?

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i rearranged to get this

\frac{lim}{x\rightarrow0} \frac{\frac{ln(x)sin(x)}{x}}{\frac{1}{x}}

i know that \frac{sin(x)}{x} \rightarrow 1

and \frac{1}{x} \rightarrow \infty

does ln(x) \rightarrow -\infty ?

I might need to use L'hopitals rule after this but i don't think it will make anything any easier.
Am i missing something major here, does the fact that sin(0)=0 mean that the limit is 0? because if it is, the question is fairly misleading.
 
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ln(x) \rightarrow -\infty
as x --> 0+

You'll probably need to look at this as a right-side limit, since the ln function is not defined for x <=0.

Using the hint, write the limit expression as
x~ln(x) \frac{sin(x)}{x}

The limit of a product is the product of the limits, provided that both limits in the product exist. If you rewrite x*ln(x) appropriately, you can use L'Hopital's Rule on it.
 
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