# What is the limit of $\lim\limits_{x→∞}\frac{\sin x}{x}$ [duplicate]

How do I evaluate this limit: $$\lim\limits_{x\to \infty}\frac{\sin x}{x}$$

Is it $0$? If yes, how so?

we can see that for $x>0$ we have $$-\frac{1}{x}\le\frac{\sin x}{x}\le+\frac{1}{x}$$ then by squeeze theorem you can conclude that $\lim\limits_{x\to+\infty}\frac{\sin x}{x}=0$ since $\lim\limits_{x\to+\infty}-\frac{1}{x}=\lim\limits_{x\to+\infty}+\frac{1}{x}=0$

Hint: Use the squeeze theorem with two other limits: $\lim_{x \to \infty} 1/x$ and similarly $\lim_{x \to \infty} -1/x$, since $|\sin x| \leq 1$.

From the boundedness of sinusoidal curves we know that

$$|\sin x \ | \le 1$$ hence $$\bigg|\frac{\sin x}{x}\bigg| \leq \frac{1}{x}$$ Using our rules for absolute inequalities, we find that $$-\frac{1}{x} \le \frac{\sin x}{x} \le \frac{1}{x}$$

Now $$\lim_{x \to \infty} -\frac{1}{x} = 0 = \lim_{x \to \infty} \frac{1}{x}$$

If you are unsure as to why this is true, consider the following plot of $\displaystyle f(x) = \frac{1}{x}$. The same argument for $\displaystyle f(x)= - \frac{1}{x}$, since this is simply a reflection in the $x$-axis.

(Note: I plotted it only for positive $x$)

Thus, from the Squeeze Theorem, we thus have that $$\lim_{x \to \infty}\frac{\sin x}{x}=0$$

To answer this you can keep in mind:

$x/\infty=0$.

$\sin(x)$ is never undefined.

Therefor, we can logically deduce that the limit $=0$