Combination Theorem for Continuous Functions/Complex/Product Rule

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Theorem

Let $\C$ denote the complex numbers.

Let $f$ and $g$ be complex functions which are continuous on an open subset $S \subseteq \C$.


Then:

$f g$ is continuous on $S$

where $f g$ denotes the pointwise product of $f$ and $g$.


Proof

By definition of continuous:

$\forall c \in S: \ds \lim_{z \mathop \to c} \map f z = \map f c$
$\forall c \in S: \ds \lim_{z \mathop \to c} \map g z = \map g c$


Let $f$ and $g$ tend to the following limits:

$\ds \lim_{z \mathop \to c} \map f z = l$
$\ds \lim_{z \mathop \to c} \map g z = m$


From the Product Rule for Limits of Complex Functions:

$\ds \lim_{z \mathop \to c} \paren {\map f z \map g z} = l m$


So, by definition of continuous again, we have that $f g$ is continuous on $S$.

$\blacksquare$