Calculus: Early Transcendentals 9th Edition

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Chapter 14 - Section 14.2 - Limits and Continuity - 14.2 Exercise - Page 960: 26

Answer

The limit doesn't exist.

Work Step by Step

Approach (0,0) along x-axis, $\lim\limits_{x \to 0}f(x,0) = \frac{0}{x^{2}} = 0$. Approach (0,0) along y-axis, $\lim\limits_{y \to 0}f(0,y) = \frac{0}{y^{8}} = 0$. Now, approach (0,0) along $x = y^{4}$ , we get $\lim\limits_{y \to 0}f(y^{4},y) = \frac{y^{8}}{2y^{8}}$=1/2 Since there are different limits along different paths, the limit doesn't exist.
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