Limits – What is the Limit of Zero Times x as x Approaches Infinity?

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I am having difficulty determining is the solution for the following problem:

$$\displaystyle \lim_{x \rightarrow \infty}\left( x \times 0 \right)$$

To clarify, this question assumes ${0}$ is a constant and is absolutely zero ("true zero"), and not another figure approaching or is approximately zero ("near zero"). Thus, the question is not asking what "near zero" times "near infinity" is.

I know that ${\infty *0}$ is undefined, however my difficulty is that I'm unsure whether the answer to the problem is undefined because ${\infty *0}$ is undefined.

From my understanding, a limit does not ever 'reach' infinity – it only approaches infinity, thus there are a rational amount of numbers. As ${x\cdot 0=0}$, when x is not ${\infty}$, it seems to me that in all cases of $x$ approaching infinity the answer could also be ${0}$.

Best Answer

Note that for any $x$ we have $x\cdot 0=0$ and therefore

$$\lim_{x\to\infty} (x\cdot 0) =\lim_{x\to\infty} 0=0$$