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LimitsandContinuity(section3)
ToDo:
- Readsection3intheFunctionsofSeveralVariablesmodule
- Completethissetofnotesasyouwatchthesection3videopostedinTeams(B.LectureContent>Videos)
- WorkonrelevantAssignmentsandSuggestedPracticeProblemspostedonthewebpageundertheSCHEDULE+HOMEWORKlink
- PostintheAvenuetoLearnDiscussionForum
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LimitofaFunctioninR
Definition:meansthatthey-valuescanbemadearbitrarilyclose(ascloseaswe’dlike)toLbytakingthex-valuessufficientlyclosetoa,fromeithersideofa,butnotequaltoa.
y=f(x)
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limx→a
f (x) = L
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ExistenceofaLimitinR
Thelimitexistsifandonlyiftheleftandrightlimitsbothexist(equalarealnumber)andarethesamevalue.
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ExistenceofaLimitinR
Example:**Pleaseworkthroughthesereviewexamplesonyourown.**
Evaluatethefollowinglimitsorshowthattheydonotexist.
(a)(b)(c)
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ExistenceofaLimitinR
Itisrelativelyeasytoshowthatthistypeoflimitexistssincethereareonlytwowaystoapproachthenumberaalongtherealnumberline:eitherfromtheleftorfromtheright
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LimitofaFunctioninR
Definition:meansthatthez-valuesapproachLas(x,y)approaches(a,b)alongeverypathinthedomainoff.
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lim(x,y )→(a,b )
f (x,y) = L
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ExistenceofaLimitinR
Ingeneral,itisdifficulttoshowthatsuchalimitexistsbecausewehavetoconsiderthelimitalongallpossiblepathsto(a,b).
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ExistenceofaLimitinR
However,toshowthatalimitdoesn’texist,allwehavetodoistofindtwodifferentpathsleadingto(a,b)suchthatthelimitofthefunctionalongeachpathisdifferent(ordoesnotexist).
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ExistenceofaLimitinR
Example:Showthatthefollowinglimitsdonotexist.(a)
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lim(x , y )→(0,0)
y2 − x2
2x2 +3y2
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ExistenceofaLimitinR
Example:Showthatthefollowinglimitsdonotexist.**Pleaseworkthroughthisexampleonyourown.Wewilldiscussittogetherduringourlivesession**
(b)
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lim(x , y )→(0,0)
6x3y2x4 + y4
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ExistenceofaLimitinR
Example:Showthatthefollowinglimitsdonotexist.**Pleaseworkthroughthisexampleonyourown.Wewilldiscussittogetherduringourlivesession**
(c)
Hint:YouwillneedtouseL’Hopital’sRule!Also,usingatrigonometricidentitywillhelpsimplifytheprocess!
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lim(x,y )→(0,0)
x 2 + sin2 y2x 2 + y 2
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LimitLaws
Theorem:Assumethatandexist(i.e.arerealnumbers).Then(a)(b)
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lim(x,y )→(a,b )
f (x,y)
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lim(x,y )→(a,b )
g(x,y)
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lim(x,y )→(a,b )
f (x,y) ± g(x,y)( ) = lim(x,y )→(a,b )
f (x,y) ± lim(x,y )→(a,b )
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lim(x,y )→(a,b )
c f (x,y)( ) = c lim(x,y )→(a,b )
f (x,y), where c is any constant.
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LimitLaws
Theorem(continued):(c)(d)
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lim(x,y )→(a,b )
f (x,y) × g(x,y)( ) = lim(x,y )→(a,b )
f (x,y) × lim(x,y )→(a,b )
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lim(x,y )→(a,b )
f (x,y)g(x,y)
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(x,y )→(a,b )f (x,y)
lim(x,y )→(a,b )
g(x,y), provided lim
(x,y )→(a,b )g(x,y) ≠ 0.
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SomeBasicRulesForthefunctionForthefunctionForthefunction.
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lim(x,y )→(a,b )
f (x,y) = lim(x,y )→(a,b )
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lim(x,y )→(a,b )
f (x,y) = lim(x,y )→(a,b )
y = b
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lim(x,y )→(a,b )
f (x,y) = lim(x,y )→(a,b )
c = c
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f (x,y) = x,
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f (x,y) = y,
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f (x,y) = c,
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EvaluatingLimits
Example#10:Usingthepropertiesoflimits,evaluate
Solution:
lim(x , y )→(2,−2)
1xy − 4
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lim(x , y )→(2,−2)
1xy − 4
=lim
(x , y )→(2,−2)1
lim(x , y )→(2,−2)
xy − 4( )
=lim
(x , y )→(2,−2)1
lim(x , y )→(2,−2)
x ⋅ lim(x , y )→(2,−2)
y − lim(x , y )→(2,−2)
4
=1
2 ⋅ (−2)− 4
= −18
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DirectSubstitutionTheorem:Ifisapolynomialorrationalfunction(inwhichcasemustbeinthedomainof),then. €
lim(x,y )→(a,b )
f (x,y) = f (a,b)
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ContinuityofaFunctioninR
Intuitiveidea:Afunctioniscontinuousifitsgraphhasnoholes,gaps,jumps,ortears.Acontinuousfunctionhasthepropertythatasmallchangeintheinputproducesasmallchangeintheoutput.
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ContinuityofaFunctioninR
Definition:Afunctioniscontinuousatthepointif
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f (x,y) = f (a,b)
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(a,b)
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ContinuityofaFunctioninR
Example:**Pleaseworkthroughthisexampleonyourown.Wewilldiscussittogetherduringourlivesession**Determinewhetherornotthefunctioniscontinuousat(0,0).
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WhichFunctionsAreContinuous?
BasicContinuousFunctions:ü polynomialsü rationalfunctionsü exponentialfunctions
ü logarithmicfunctions
ü trigonometricfunctionsü rootfunctions
Afunctioniscontinuousifitiscontinuousateverypointinitsdomain.
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WhichFunctionsAreContinuous?CombiningContinuousFunctions:Thesum,difference,product,quotient,andcompositionofcontinuousfunctionsiscontinuouswheredefined.Example:Findthelargestdomainonwhichiscontinuous.
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f (x,y) = ex2y + x + y 2
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LimitsofContinuousFunctions
Bythedefinitionofcontinuity,ifafunctioniscontinuousatapoint,thenwecanevaluatethelimitsimplybydirectsubstitution.Example:**Pleaseworkthroughthisexampleonyourown.Wewilldiscussittogetherduringourlivesession**
Evaluate
lim(x,y)→(0,−1)
ex2y + x + y2( )