Show $\lim_{a \to 0} a \cdot \mu (\{ x \in \mathbb{R} : |f(x)| > a \}) = 0$ for $f \in L^1 (\mathbb{R})$, $a>0$ 
Let $f \in L^1 (\mathbb{R})$, and $a > 0$. Show
$$
\lim_{a \to 0} a \cdot \mu (E_a) = 0
$$
where $E_a = \{ x \in \mathbb{R} : |f(x)| > a \}$.


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Since 
$$
\int_\mathbb{R} |f| d\mu = \int_{E_a} |f| d\mu + \int_{\mathbb{R}\setminus E_a } |f| d\mu < \infty
$$
we have $\int_{E_a} |f| d\mu < \infty$, $\forall a$.
But I'm stuck at how I can relate this to find $\mu(E_a)$.
Any help will be appreciated.

It is a consequence of Lebesgue's dominated convergence theorem. Note that
$$
a\cdot 1_{\{|f(x)|>a\}}\leq |f(x)|
$$ for all $a>0$. Thus for any sequence $a_n$ such that $a_n \geq a_{n+1} \downarrow 0$, we have
$$
\lim_{n\to\infty}a_n \cdot\mu(E_{a_n}) =\int \lim_{n\to\infty}\left(a_n\cdot 1_{\{|f(x)|>a_n\}}\right)d\mu =\int 0d\mu = 0.
$$ This establishes $$\lim_{a\to 0} a\cdot\mu(E_a) =0.$$
Note: One can see that $a\cdot \mu(E_a)$ is the area of a rectangle below the graph $\{(x,|f(x)|) \;|\;x\in \mathbb{R}\}$ of $|f|$ which has finite area by the assumption. This observation is the motivation of this approach.
