Prove that if limh→0g(h)=0 and g(h)≠0 for some interval (−ˉδ,0)∪(0,ˉδ) where ˉδ>0 then limh→0g(h)=limg(h)→0g(h).

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Function Limits III: The Gory Details
Problem: 

Prove that if limh→0g(h)=0 and g(h)≠0 for some interval (−ˉδ,0)∪(0,ˉδ) where ˉδ>0 then
limh→0g(h)=limg(h)→0g(h).

Answer: 

limh→0g(h)=limg(h)→0g(h).

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The point of this problem is that even though we know that g(h) goes to zero as h goes to zero, we can only make the substitution of

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with

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when g(h) is not zero. This is because our limit definition requires we not actually get to the point we are wanting the limit at. In other words, g(h) must get close to zero without actually being zero.