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: 61

Answer

The composition $f\circ g$ is discontinuous on the line $y=\frac{2}{3}x.$

Work Step by Step

The function $g(x,y)=2x-3y$ is continuous as a sum of continuous functions $2x$ and $3y$. The function $f(t)=1/t$ has a discontinuity when $t=0$ because we cannot divide by zero and thus $$\lim_{t\to0}f(t)\neq f(0).$$ The composition $$f\circ g(x,y)=f(g(x,y))$$ is then discontinuous when the argument of $f$, that is $g(x,y)=0$. This is when $2x-3y=0\Rightarrow y=\frac{2}{3}x$ so this function is discontinuous on the line $y=\frac{2}{3}x.$
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