# Math Help - Proper Divergence and Limits

1. ## Proper Divergence and Limits

Let Xsubn by properly divergent and let Ysubn be such that lim(Xsubn*Ysubn) belongs to the reals. Show that Ysubn converges to 0. I'm not really sure how to go about proving this. I know that Ysubn must converge, I'm not sure how to show that it converges to 0. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks

2. Originally Posted by jkru
Let $(x_n)_n$ by properly divergent and let $(y_n)_n$ be such that $x_n y_n \xrightarrow[n\to\infty]{}\ell\in\mathbb{R}$. Show that $(y_n)_n$ converges to 0. I'm not really sure how to go about proving this. I know that $(y_n)_n$ must converge, I'm not sure how to show that it converges to 0. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks
Procede by contradiction: Suppose $(y_n)_n$ does not converge to 0. Then there exists a real number $\varepsilon>0$ and a subsequence $(y_{\varphi(n)})_n$ such that, for every $n$, $|y_{\varphi(n)}|>\varepsilon$.
However, this implies $|x_{\varphi(n)}y_{\varphi(n)}|\geq \varepsilon|x_{\varphi(n)}|\xrightarrow[n\to\infty]{}+\infty$, in contradiction with the fact that $(x_ny_n)_n$ converges in $\mathbb{R}$.