Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
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Chapter 15 - Differentiation in Several Variables - 15.2 Limits and Continuity in Several Variables - Exercises - Page 772: 43

Answer

1. Figure 7 (A): Because we can approach $P$ from many different directions. Therefore, the limit $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\left( {x,y} \right) \to P} f\left( {x,y} \right)$ does not exist 2. Figure 7 (B): The point $Q$ is located at the level curve $g\left( {x,y} \right) = 4$. Since $g\left( {x,y} \right)$ is continuous, so $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\left( {x,y} \right) \to Q} g\left( {x,y} \right) = 4$ The limit exists.

Work Step by Step

From Figure 7 (A) we see that we can approach $P$ from many different directions. Therefore, limit $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\left( {x,y} \right) \to P} f\left( {x,y} \right)$ does not exist. From Figure 7 (B) it appears that $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\left( {x,y} \right) \to Q} g\left( {x,y} \right)$ exists. We see that the contour interval is $2$. The point $Q$ is located at the level curve $g\left( {x,y} \right) = 4$. Since $g\left( {x,y} \right)$ is continuous, so $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\left( {x,y} \right) \to Q} g\left( {x,y} \right) = 4$
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