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I have two functions, $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ that are continuous on the real number line. I'm taking the limit of their product:

$$\lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}f(x)g(x)$$

Suppose that the limit $\lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}g(x)=c$.

Is there a continuous function $f(x)$ such that:

$$\lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}f(x)g(x)\neq\lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}cf(x)$$

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    How about $g(x)=1/x$ whan $x>1$ and $g(x)=1$ otherwise, and $f(x)=x$?2011-12-21
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    @kneidell You could post this as an answer, so that the OP could choose your answer and there will be one less question for math.SE2011-12-21

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Same goes for the following:

If $$g=\begin{cases}1/x&\text{ if }x>1\\1&\text{ otherwise}\end{cases}\text{ and }f(x)=x$$ Then both functions are continuous on the real line, $\lim_{x\to\infty}g(x)=0$, and $f(x)g(x)$ is the constant one function on the ray $[1,\infty)$, suggesting that $$\lim_{x\to\infty}f(x)g(x)=1\neq 0\cdot\lim_{x\to\infty}f(x)$$

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If $f(x)=x$ and $\lim\limits_{x\to\infty}g(x)=c$, and $c$ is a real number (thus not $\infty$ or $-\infty$), then $f$ is continuous and $\lim\limits_{x\to\infty}\Big(f(x)g(x)\Big)$ does not exist.

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    I think the author should edit his TeX to fix the glitch in viewing after the edit I posted was rejected by @mixedmath as being too minor.2011-12-21
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    @Kannappan: I see the glitch too, but it depends on your screen width. So your edit may have made things worse for many users.2011-12-21
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    I think in this case neither $\lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}f(x)g(x)$ nor $\lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}cf(x)$ exists. Not sure if it's correct to say $\lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}f(x)g(x)=\lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}cf(x)$ though...2011-12-22
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    What is the glitch? I don't see anything abnormal. If your edit is rejected because of not enough characters, you can add a comment at the bottom that it was rejected because of that, and with the comment there are enough characters.2011-12-22
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    @MichaelHardy I do not see any glitch in your TeX...2011-12-22
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    @TonyK I see this only after you pointed out. And, I don't understand what Michael Hardy wants to say. The edit was rejected as being too minor; something substantial was sought.2011-12-22