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: 6

Answer

The limit is $$\lim_{(x,y)\to(a,b)}\frac{5f(x,y)}{g(x,y)}=\frac{20}{3}.$$

Work Step by Step

It is given that $$\lim_{(x,y)\to(a,b)}f(x,y)=4,\quad \lim_{(x,y)\to(a,b)}g(x,y)=3.$$ First, we will use the rule the multiplying constant (in this case $5$) can be put in front of the limit, and then the rule that the limit of the quotient is quotient of the limits: $$\lim_{(x,y)\to(a,b)}\frac{5f(x,y)}{g(x,y)} = 5\lim_{(x,y)\to(a,b)}\frac{f(x,y)}{g(x,y)} = 5\frac{\lim_{(x,y)\to(a,b)}f(x,y)}{\lim_{(x,y)\to(a,b)}g(x,y)}=\\ 5\times\frac{4}{3}=\frac{20}{3}.$$
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