$\lim\limits_{x\to\infty}xf(x) = 0 $?

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I've got this task to prove that, given $\forall x \geq a$ :

f is monotonically decreasing,

$ f \geq {0}$

$\int_a^\infty f(x)dx $ converges.

Then $\lim\limits_{x\to\infty}xf(x) = 0 $

I proved successfully that $\lim\limits_{x\to\infty}f(x) = 0$ but I don't know if it helps me anyhow.

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We have

$\int_a^{+\infty}f(x)dx $ convergent implies by Cauchy criterion that

$$\lim_{x\to +\infty}\int_x^{2x}f(t)dt=0$$

on the other hand, by the first mean formula,

$$\forall x\geq a \;\;\exists c_x\in[x,2x]\;:$$

$$ \int_x^{2x}f(t)dt=xf(c_x)$$

$$\implies \forall x\geq a\;\; 0\leq xf(2x)\leq xf(c_x)$$

$$\implies \lim_{x\to+\infty} 2xf(2x)=0$$

qed.

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Since $f$ is decreasing and non-negative, $$ \begin{align} 4\int_a^\infty f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x &=4\sum_{k=0}^\infty\int_{a2^k}^{a2^{k+1}}f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x\\ &\ge4\sum_{k=0}^\infty\overbrace{\ \ \ \ a2^k\ \ \ \ }^\text{width of interval}\ \ \overbrace{f\!\left(a2^{k+1}\right)}^\text{minimum of $f$}\\ &=\sum_{k=0}^\infty a2^{k+2}f\!\left(a2^{k+1}\right)\tag{1} \end{align} $$ Therefore, the sum in $(1)$ converges. Thus, the terms must tend to $0$. That is, $$ \lim_{k\to\infty}a2^{k+2}f\!\left(a2^{k+1}\right)=0\tag{2} $$ For $x\in\left[a2^{k+1},a2^{k+2}\right]$, $$ x\,f(x)\le a2^{k+2}f\!\left(a2^{k+1}\right)\tag{3} $$ Therefore, $$ \lim_{x\to\infty}x\,f(x)=0\tag{4} $$