state the statement is true or false the function f[x,y]={x^2y/x^4+y^2[x,y]=0 is not continuous at [0,0] and 0,[x,y]=0
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2022-04-22T02:49:02-0400
Since it is not clear how does the function look like, consider two cases:
f(x,y)=x4x2y+y2, f(0,0)=0. Consider the line y=x. We receive f(x,x)=x1+x2. The function tends to ∞ as (x,y) approaches (0,0) along y=x. Thus, the function is not continuous at (0,0) and it is not possible to define it in such a way that it will be continuous at (0,0), since it approaches ∞ as x approaches along the line y=x.
f(x,y)=x4+y2x2y, f(0,0)=0. Consider the parabola y=x2. We receive f(x,x2)=21. On the other hand, consider the line y=x. We receive: f(x,x)=x4+x2x3. The latter approaches as x approaches . Thus, the function is not continuous at (0,0) and it is not possible to define it in such a way that it will be continuous, because it tends to different values along different curves as (x,y) approaches (0,0).
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