Homework: Real analysis limit of Matrix function

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Can it be proven that $$ \lim_{A \to 0}{\frac{A^T A}{||A||}} = 0 $$

where $||\cdot||$ is the operator norm and $A \in M_{m \times n}$?

I think that $\frac{A}{||A||}$ should be constant, and that $||A^T|| = ||A||$, so $\lim_{A \to 0}{A^T}$ should be zero, but I feel that I am missing something about how to write it up...

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As $\|\cdot\|$ is the operator norm, we have $\|A^TA\|=\|A\|^2$. So $$ \left\|\frac{A^TA}{\|A\|}-0\right\|=\frac{\|A^TA\|}{\|A\|}=\frac{\|A\|^2}{\|A\|}=\|A\|\to0 $$