How do you prove that the limit of # (x^3*y^2)/(x^2+y^2)# as (x,y) approaches (0,0) using the epsilon delta proof?
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To prove the limit of the function (x^3*y^2)/(x^2+y^2) as (x,y) approaches (0,0) using the epsilon-delta proof, we need to show that for any given epsilon greater than zero, there exists a delta greater than zero such that whenever the distance between (x,y) and (0,0) is less than delta, the distance between the function and its limit (which is 0) is less than epsilon.
Let's proceed with the proof:
Given epsilon > 0, we need to find a delta > 0 such that whenever 0 < sqrt(x^2 + y^2) < delta, we have |(x^3*y^2)/(x^2+y^2) - 0| < epsilon.
Now, let's simplify the expression |(x^3*y^2)/(x^2+y^2) - 0|:
|(x^3y^2)/(x^2+y^2) - 0| = |x^3y^2/(x^2+y^2)| = |x^3*y^2|/|x^2+y^2|
Since x^2 + y^2 > 0, we can rewrite the expression as:
|x^3*y^2|/(x^2+y^2)
Now, we can use the triangle inequality to further simplify:
|x^3y^2|/(x^2+y^2) ≤ (|x^3||y^2|)/(x^2+y^2) ≤ (|x|^3*|y|^2)/(x^2+y^2)
Since |x| and |y| are both less than or equal to sqrt(x^2 + y^2), we can substitute:
(|x|^3*|y|^2)/(x^2+y^2) ≤ (sqrt(x^2 + y^2)^3*sqrt(x^2 + y^2)^2)/(x^2+y^2)
Simplifying further:
(sqrt(x^2 + y^2)^3*sqrt(x^2 + y^2)^2)/(x^2+y^2) = (x^2 + y^2)^(5/2)/(x^2+y^2) = (x^2 + y^2)^(3/2)
Now, we can see that (x^2 + y^2)^(3/2) is equal to the distance between (x,y) and (0,0), which is sqrt(x^2 + y^2). Therefore, we have:
|(x^3*y^2)/(x^2+y^2) - 0| ≤ (x^2 + y^2)^(3/2) = sqrt(x^2 + y^2)
Now, we can choose delta = epsilon. If 0 < sqrt(x^2 + y^2) < delta = epsilon, then we have:
|(x^3*y^2)/(x^2+y^2) - 0| ≤ sqrt(x^2 + y^2) < delta = epsilon
Thus, we have shown that for any given epsilon > 0, there exists a delta > 0 such that whenever 0 < sqrt(x^2 + y^2) < delta, we have |(x^3y^2)/(x^2+y^2) - 0| < epsilon. Therefore, the limit of the function (x^3y^2)/(x^2+y^2) as (x,y) approaches (0,0) is indeed 0.
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