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Prove that if lim x→c


f(x)=0 and ∣g(x)∣≤M for a fixed number M and all x

=c, then lim x→c

[f(x)g(x)]=0. x≤f(x)g(x)≤
lim x→c

x) )≤lim x→c

[f(x)g(x)]≤lim x→c

(x)
x≤lim x→c

[f(x)g(x)]≤x
0≤lim x→c

[f(x)g(x)]≤0

Therefore, lim x→c

[f(x)g(x)]=

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We have proven that if
\lim _(x \rightarrow c) f(x) g(x)=0 under the given conditions.

To prove the statement
\lim _(x \rightarrow c)[f(x) g(x)]=0 under the given conditions,

we will use the Squeeze Theorem.

The Squeeze Theorem states that if
h(x) \leq f(x) \leq g(x) for all x in some open interval containing c, except possibly at c itself, and:

If
\lim _(x \rightarrow c) h(x)=
\lim _(x \rightarrow c) g(x)=L

then,
\lim _(x \rightarrow c) f(x)=L.

Given that
\lim _(x \rightarrow c) f(x)=0 \text { and }|g(x)| \leq M for some fixed number M, we can set up the following inequalities:


-M \leq g(x) \leq M

Multiply both sides of the above inequality equation by f(x):


-M \cdot f(x) \leq f(x) g(x) \leq M \cdot f(x)

Now, take the limit as x approaches c for each part:


\begin{aligned}& \lim _(x \rightarrow c)(-M \cdot f(x))=-M \cdot \lim _(x \rightarrow c) f(x)=-M \cdot 0=0 \\& \lim _(x \rightarrow c)(M \cdot f(x))=M \cdot \lim _(x \rightarrow c) f(x)=M \cdot 0=0\end{aligned}

By the Squeeze Theorem, since
-M \cdot f(x) \leq f(x) g(x) \leq M \cdot f(x) and both the lower and upper bounds approach 0 as x approaches c, it follows that:


\lim _(x \rightarrow c) f(x) g(x)=0

Complete Question:

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