Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 15 - Differentiation in Several Variables - 15.2 Limits and Continuity in Several Variables - Preliminary Questions - Page 771: 3

Answer

(a) True (b) True (c) True

Work Step by Step

Since $1/Q\left( {x,y} \right)$ is continuous for all $\left( {x,y} \right)$, by definition we have $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\left( {x,y} \right) \to \left( {a,b} \right)} \frac{1}{{Q\left( {x,y} \right)}} = \frac{1}{{Q\left( {a,b} \right)}}$ for each point $\left( {a,b} \right)$ in its domain. By Quotient Law of Theorem 1 and the definition of continuity, we have $\frac{{\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\left( {x,y} \right) \to \left( {a,b} \right)} 1}}{{\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\left( {x,y} \right) \to \left( {a,b} \right)} Q\left( {x,y} \right)}} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{\left( {x,y} \right) \to \left( {a,b} \right)} \frac{1}{{Q\left( {x,y} \right)}} = \frac{1}{{Q\left( {a,b} \right)}}$ $\frac{1}{{\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\left( {x,y} \right) \to \left( {a,b} \right)} Q\left( {x,y} \right)}} = \frac{1}{{Q\left( {a,b} \right)}}$ Thus, $\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\left( {x,y} \right) \to \left( {a,b} \right)} Q\left( {x,y} \right) = Q\left( {a,b} \right)$ Hence, $Q\left( {x,y} \right)$ is continuous for all $\left( {x,y} \right)$. Thus, statement (a) is True. Since $1/Q\left( {x,y} \right)$ is continuous for all $\left( {x,y} \right)$, it also includes the point $\left( {x,y} \right) \ne \left( {0,0} \right)$. Thus, statement (b) is True. Since $1/Q\left( {x,y} \right)$ is continuous for all $\left( {x,y} \right)$, $Q\left( {x,y} \right) \ne 0$ for all $\left( {x,y} \right)$. Thus, statement (c) is True.
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