Prove Limit of Integral Estimate: Zero

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Homework Statement


I have to prove that the solution of an ODE can be continued to a function \in \mathcal{C}^1(\mathbb{R}). The solution is:
e^{-\frac{1}{x^2}} \int_{x_0}^x -\frac{2e^{\frac{1}{t^2}}}{t^2} dt
It is clear that this function is not defined in x=0. Its limit for x \rightarrow 0 though, seems to be zero. How do I prove it?

Homework Equations


Actually prove that the limit is zero.

The Attempt at a Solution


Should I use the dominated convergence theorem? Can't find the right function to dominate this one...
 
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have you tried power expanding the exponentials in powers of \frac{1}{x^2}?

may need some extra thought regarding convergence, so not sure whether it will work, but has nice from for it, so may be worth a crack...
 
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There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...
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