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 888: 60

Answer

The composition $f\circ g$ is discontinuous only at the point $(0,0)$.

Work Step by Step

The function $g(x,y)=x^2+y^2$ is continuous as a sum of continuous functions $x^2$ and $y^2$. The function $f(t)=1/t^2$ has a discontinuity at $t=0$. This means that the composition $$f\circ g(x,y)=f(g(x,y))$$ is discontinuous when $g(x,y)=x^2+y^2=0$ which is when both $x=0$ and $y=0$. So the composition is discontinuous only at the point $(0,0)$.
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