Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 13 - Functions of Several Variables - 13.2 Exercises - Page 887: 18

Answer

The limit is $$\lim_{(x,y)\to(2\pi,4)}\sin\frac{x}{y}=1.$$ The function is discontinuous at $y=0$ i.e. the $x$ axis.

Work Step by Step

We can find the limit by the simple substitution $$\lim_{(x,y)\to(2\pi,4)}\sin\frac{x}{y}=\sin\frac{2\pi}{4}=\sin\frac{\pi}{2}=1.$$ This function is discontinuous at the line $y=0$ (this line is the $x$ axis) because we would have zero at the denominator and since we cannot divide by zero this gives $$\lim_{(x,y)\to(x_0,y_0)}\sin\frac{x}{y}\neq\sin\frac{x_0}{y_0},$$ when $y_0=0$. At all other points (where $y_0\neq0$) we can always substitute and get $$\lim_{(x,y)\to(x_0,y_0)}\sin\frac{x}{y}=\sin\frac{x_0}{y_0}$$ and there the function is continuous.
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