MATHEMATICS 201-BNK-05

Advanced Calculus
Martin Huard
Winter 2020

VI – Limits and Continuity

1. Evaluate the following limits.
x4  y 4
a) lim
 x , y  2,1 
 3x 2
y  4 x  3xy 3  b) lim
 x , y  0,0 x 2  y 2

c) lim e x 2 y cos 2z

 x , y , z 3, 1,2

3xy 3
2. Evaluate the limit of f  x, y   as  x, y  approaches  0, 0  from
x4  2 y 4
a) the x-axis b) the y-axis
c) the line y  mx where m  0 d) the parabola y  kx2

3. Find the limit, and, if it exists prove it using the definition, and, if not, show that the limit does
not exist.
5 xy 2
a) lim b) lim  4 x  3 y 
 x , y  0,0 x 2  y 2  x , y  2,1

3x 2 y 4 2 x5  y 6  y 4
c) lim d) lim
 x , y  0,0
x  y4   x , y  0,0 x4  y 4
2 3

x2  y 2 x2
e) lim 0 f) lim
 x , y  0,0  x  2  x , y  0,0 x 2  y 2

x2 y  y3 xy
g) lim h) lim
 x , y  0,0 x3  3 y 3  x , y  0,0  x 2  y 2

xy  yz  xz
i) lim
 x , y , z  3, 1,2
 2x  4 y  7 z  j) lim
 x , y , z  0,0,0  x 2  y 2  z 2

4. Prove that f  x, y   x 2  4 y 2 is continuous at  0, 0  using the formal definition for continuity.

5. Prove that f  x, y, z   5 x  4 y 2  z 4  2 is continuous at  3, 4, 2  using the formal definition

for continuity.


 yx  y  y0
3
3 x x3
6. Is the function f  x, y    y2
continuous at y  0 ? Support your answer.

0 y0
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7. For each of the following functions, (i) sketch a diagram showing the domain of each function
in the xy plane, (ii) specify which points of the domain are interior points, and (iii) determine
those interior points of the domain – if any – at which the function is discontinuous.
2 y 1
a) f  x, y   xy b) f  x, y  
x 1
x y
  x, y    0, 0  
x  y
2 2
x2  y 2  9
c) f  x, y    x  y d) f  x, y   
0 
0 x2  y 2  9
  x , y    0, 0 

ANSWERS
1. a) 10 b) 0 c) 2
2
e5
3 m3
2. a) 0 b) 0 c) 1 2 m 4
d) 0
3. a) 0 b) 11 c)  d)  e) 0 f) 
g)  h) 0 i) -12 j) 
6. No since lim f  x, y  
 x , y  0,0
7. a) Dom:  x, y  | xy  0 b) Dom:  x, y  | x  1
I.P.:  x, y  | xy  0 I.P.:  x, y  | x  1
Cont. on all I.P Cont. on all I.P

c) Dom:  x, y  | x  y and x  0 d) Domain: 2

I.P.: 2

I.P.:  x, y  | x  y Cont. on  x, y  | x 2
 y 2  9 , that is,
Cont on all I.P discont. on the circle x 2  y 2  9

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