MATH 10140 - Worksheet 5

Questions marked * are for tutorials.

The other questions are for self study.

1 Find the following limits:

3x 2 − y 2 + 5 x3 y
(a)* lim (f)* lim
(x, y)→(0,0) x 2 + y 2 + 2 (x, y)→(0,0) x4 + y2
x 2 − 2x y + y 2
p
(b) lim x2 + y2 − 1
(x, y)→(3,4) (g)* lim
(x, y)→(1,1) x−y
x sin y
(c)* lim x y − y − 2x + 2
(x, y)→(1,0) x2 + 1 (h) lim
(x, y)→(1,1) x −1
x y sin y
(d) lim y +4
(x, y)→(0,0) x2 + y2 (i)* lim
(x, y)→(2,−4) x 2 y − x y + 4x 2 − 4x
x y3 p p
(e)* lim x − y +2 x −2 y
(x, y)→(0,0) x2 + y2 (j) lim p p
(x, y)→(0,0) x− y

2 At what points (x, y) in the plane are the following functions continuous?

(a) f (x, y) = sin(x + y) x+y

(c)* f (x, y) =
x−y
x2 + y2
(b) f (x, y) = ln(x + y ) 2 2 (d)* f (x, y) = 2
x − 3x + 2

3 In each case below, determine g(x, y), the continuous extension of f (x, y) at (a, b):

x 3 − 2x 2 − x y 2 + 2 y 2
(a)* f (x, y) = and (a, b) = (2, 1).
x 3 − 2x 2 + x y 2 − 2 y 2 + x − 2
x3 − x2 − x y2 + y2
(b) f (x, y) = 3 and (a, b) = (1, 1).
x − x 2 + x y 2 − y 2 + 2x − 2
x y5
(c)* f (x, y) = and (a, b) = (0, 0).
x2 + y4
x2 + y2
(d)* f (x, y) = p and (a, b) = (0, 0).
9 − 2x 2 − 2 y 2 − 3