Iterated and repeated limits of several-variable functions

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Prove that for the function

f(x,y)=x−yx+y f(x,y)=\dfrac {x-y}{x+y}

we have

lim⁡x→0{lim⁡y→0f(x,y)}=1;lim⁡y→0{lim⁡x→0f(x,y)}=−1, \lim _{x \to 0}\left\{ \lim _{y \to 0} f(x,y)\right\} =1 ; \quad \lim _{y \to 0}\left\{ \lim _{x \to 0} f(x,y)\right\} =-1 ,

so that lim⁡x→0y→0f(x,y)\lim \limits_{\substack {x \to 0 \\ y \to 0}} f(x,y) does not exist.

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Prove that for the function

f(x,y)=x2y2x2y2+(x−y)2 f(x,y)=\dfrac {x^{2}y^{2}}{x^{2}y^{2}+(x-y)^{2}}

we have

lim⁡x→0{lim⁡y→0f(x,y)}=lim⁡y→0{lim⁡x→0f(x,y)}=0, \lim _{x \to 0}\left\{ \lim _{y \to 0} f(x,y)\right\} =\lim _{y \to 0}\left\{ \lim _{x \to 0} f(x,y)\right\} =0 ,

yet lim⁡x→0y→0f(x,y)\lim \limits_{\substack {x \to 0 \\ y \to 0}} f(x,y) does not exist.

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Prove that for the function

f(x,y)=(x+y)sin⁡1xsin⁡1y f(x,y)=(x+y)\sin \dfrac {1}{x}\sin \dfrac {1}{y}

the iterated limits lim⁡x→0{lim⁡y→0f(x,y)}\lim \limits_{x \to 0}\left\{ \lim \limits_{y \to 0} f(x,y)\right\} and lim⁡y→0{lim⁡x→0f(x,y)}\lim \limits_{y \to 0}\left\{ \lim \limits_{x \to 0} f(x,y)\right\} do not exist, yet lim⁡x→0y→0f(x,y)=0\lim \limits_{\substack {x \to 0 \\ y \to 0}} f(x,y)=0.

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Find lim⁡x→a{lim⁡y→bf(x,y)}\lim \limits_{x \to a}\left\{ \lim \limits_{y \to b} f(x,y)\right\} and lim⁡y→b{lim⁡x→af(x,y)}\lim \limits_{y \to b}\left\{ \lim \limits_{x \to a} f(x,y)\right\}, where:

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(a)

f(x,y)=x2+y2x2+y4f(x,y)=\dfrac {x^{2}+y^{2}}{x^{2}+y^{4}}, a=∞a=\infty, b=∞b=\infty;

(b)

f(x,y)=xy1+xyf(x,y)=\dfrac {x^{y}}{1+x^{y}}, a=+∞a=+\infty, b=+0b=+0;

(c)

f(x,y)=sin⁡πx2x+yf(x,y)=\sin \dfrac {\pi x}{2x+y}, a=∞a=\infty, b=∞b=\infty;

(d)

f(x,y)=1xytan⁡xy1+xyf(x,y)=\dfrac {1}{xy}\tan \dfrac {xy}{1+xy}, a=0a=0, b=∞b=\infty;

(e)

f(x,y)=log⁡x(x+y)f(x,y)=\log_{x}(x+y), a=1a=1, b=0b=0.

Show that

lim⁡y→0lim⁡x→0x2−y2x2+y2=−1,lim⁡x→0lim⁡y→0x2−y2x2+y2=1. \lim _{y \to 0} \lim _{x \to 0} \frac{x^{2}-y^{2}}{x^{2}+y^{2}} = -1, \qquad \lim _{x \to 0} \lim _{y \to 0} \frac{x^{2}-y^{2}}{x^{2}+y^{2}} = 1.
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Show that

lim⁡x→∞lim⁡y→∞x2+y21+(x−y)4=lim⁡y→∞lim⁡x→∞x2+y21+(x−y)4, \lim _{x \to \infty } \lim _{y \to \infty } \frac{x^{2}+y^{2}}{1+(x-y)^{4}} = \lim _{y \to \infty } \lim _{x \to \infty } \frac{x^{2}+y^{2}}{1+(x-y)^{4}},

while the quantity

lim⁡x,y→∞x2+y21+(x−y)4 \lim _{x,y \to \infty } \frac{x^{2}+y^{2}}{1+(x-y)^{4}}

nevertheless has no meaning.

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Show that f(x)f(x), defined by the equality

f(x)=lim⁡n→∞lim⁡m→∞cos⁡mn! 2πx, f(x) = \lim _{n \to \infty } \lim _{m \to \infty } \cos ^{m} n! \, 2\pi x,

equals one if xx is a rational number, and zero if xx is an irrational number; mm and nn are natural numbers.

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Find:

  1. lim⁡x→0lim⁡y→0u\lim_{x \rightarrow 0} \lim_{y \rightarrow 0} u;

  2. lim⁡y→0lim⁡x→0u\lim_{y \rightarrow 0} \lim_{x \rightarrow 0} u;

  3. lim⁡x→0y→0u\lim_{\substack {x \rightarrow 0 \\ y \rightarrow 0}} u; if:

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(1)

u=x3−yx3+yu = \frac{x^{3}-y}{x^{3}+y};

(2)

u=xyx2+y2u = \frac{x y}{x^{2}+y^{2}};

(3)

u=y2−x2y2+x2u = \frac{y^{2}-x^{2}}{y^{2}+x^{2}};

(4)

u=x2y+xy2x2−xy+y2u = \frac{x^{2} y+x y^{2}}{x^{2}-x y+y^{2}};

(5)

u=x2y2x2y2+(x−y)2u = \frac{x^{2} y^{2}}{x^{2} y^{2}+(x-y)^{2}};

(6)

u=x8+x5+x4+y4+y5−y8x4+y4u = \frac{x^{8}+x^{5}+x^{4}+y^{4}+y^{5}-y^{8}}{x^{4}+y^{4}};

(7)

u=x+ysin⁡1xu = x+y \sin \frac{1}{x};

(8)

u=xsin⁡1y+ysin⁡1xu = x \sin \frac{1}{y}+y \sin \frac{1}{x};

(9)

u=yxtg⁡xx+yu = \frac{y}{x} \operatorname {tg} \frac{x}{x+y};

(10)

u=log⁡1+x(1+x+y)u = \log_{1+x}(1+x+y).

Construct a function u=f(x;y)u = f(x ; y), defined on the whole plane, for which:

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(1)

lim⁡x→0lim⁡y→0f(x;y)=lim⁡y→0lim⁡x→0f(x;y)=0\lim_{x \rightarrow 0} \lim_{y \rightarrow 0} f(x ; y) = \lim_{y \rightarrow 0} \lim_{x \rightarrow 0} f(x ; y) = 0, while lim⁡x→0y→0f(x;y)\lim_{\substack {x \rightarrow 0 \\ y \rightarrow 0}} f(x ; y) does not exist;

(2)

lim⁡x→0f(x;y)=0\lim_{x \rightarrow 0} f(x ; y) = 0, while the iterated limits lim⁡x→0lim⁡y→0f(x;y)\lim_{x \rightarrow 0} \lim_{y \rightarrow 0} f(x ; y) and lim⁡y→0lim⁡x→0f(x;y)\lim_{y \rightarrow 0} \lim_{x \rightarrow 0} f(x ; y) do not exist.

Let the function ff be defined on a set EE containing a neighborhood of the point (x0;y0):∣x−x0∣<δ1,∣y−y0∣<δ2\left(x_{0} ; y_{0}\right):\left|x-x_{0}\right| < \delta_{1},\left|y-y_{0}\right| < \delta_{2}, except possibly for the points of the lines x=x0x = x_{0} and y=y0y = y_{0}. Prove that if lim⁡x→x0y→y0f=A\lim_{\substack {x \rightarrow x_{0} \\ y \rightarrow y_{0}}} f = A and for every y∈(y0−δ2;y0+δ2),y≠y0y \in \left(y_{0}-\delta_{2} ; y_{0}+\delta_{2}\right), y \neq y_{0}, the limit lim⁡x→x0f\lim_{x \rightarrow x_{0}} f exists, then lim⁡y→y0lim⁡x→x0f=A\lim_{y \rightarrow y_{0}} \lim_{x \rightarrow x_{0}} f = A.

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Find:

  1. lim⁡x→∞lim⁡y→∞u\lim_{x \rightarrow \infty } \lim_{y \rightarrow \infty } u;

  2. lim⁡y→∞lim⁡x→∞u\lim_{y \rightarrow \infty } \lim_{x \rightarrow \infty } u;

  3. lim⁡x→∞y→∞u\lim_{\substack {x \rightarrow \infty \\ y \rightarrow \infty }} u; if:

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(1)

u=x2+y2x2+y3u = \frac{x^{2}+y^{2}}{x^{2}+y^{3}};

(2)

u=x3+xy2x2+y4u = \frac{x^{3}+x y^{2}}{x^{2}+y^{4}};

(3)

u=sin⁡πy2x2+3y2u = \sin \frac{\pi y^{2}}{x^{2}+3 y^{2}};

(4)

u=(x2+y2)αe−x2−y2,α∈Ru = \left(x^{2}+y^{2}\right)^{\alpha } e^{-x^{2}-y^{2}}, \alpha \in R.

Given the function u=xy1+xyu = \frac{x^{y}}{1+x^{y}}.

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Find:

  1. lim⁡x→+∞lim⁡y→+0u\lim_{x \rightarrow +\infty } \lim_{y \rightarrow +0} u;

  2. lim⁡y→+0lim⁡x→+∞u\lim_{y \rightarrow +0} \lim_{x \rightarrow +\infty } u;

  3. lim⁡x→+∞lim⁡y→−0u\lim_{x \rightarrow +\infty } \lim_{y \rightarrow -0} u;

  4. lim⁡y→−0lim⁡x→+∞u\lim_{y \rightarrow -0} \lim_{x \rightarrow +\infty } u.

(2)

Prove that lim⁡x→+∞y→0u\lim_{\substack {x \rightarrow +\infty \\ y \rightarrow 0}} u does not exist.

Let um,n(x)=cos⁡m(πn!x)=cos⁡m(πn!x),m,n∈N,x∈Ru_{m, n}(x) = \cos^{m}(\pi n ! x) = \cos^{m}(\pi n ! x), m, n \in N, x \in R. Determine for which values of xx the equality

lim⁡n→∞lim⁡m→∞um,n(x)=lim⁡m→∞lim⁡n→∞um,n(x) \lim _{n \rightarrow \infty } \lim _{m \rightarrow \infty } u_{m, n}(x) = \lim _{m \rightarrow \infty } \lim _{n \rightarrow \infty } u_{m, n}(x)

holds.

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Let bm,n,m,n=1,2,…b_{m, n}, m, n=1,2, \ldots, be a double sequence of real numbers, which for each fixed mm is nondecreasing in nn. Show that lim⁡n→∞lim⁡m→∞bm,n=lim⁡m,n→∞inf⁡bm,n\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty } \lim_{m \rightarrow \infty } b_{m, n}=\lim_{m, n \rightarrow \infty } \inf b_{m, n} and lim⁡m→∞lim⁡n→∞bm,n=lim⁡m,n→∞sup⁡bm,n\lim_{m \rightarrow \infty } \lim_{n \rightarrow \infty } b_{m, n}=\lim_{m, n \rightarrow \infty } \sup b_{m, n} provided the indicated limits exist (they may be infinite) and where lim⁡inf⁡bm,n\lim \inf b_{m, n} and lim⁡sup⁡bm,n\lim \sup b_{m, n} denote, respectively, the smallest and the largest limit points attainable by a sequence bmk,nk,k=1,2,…b_{m_{k}, n_{k}}, k=1,2, \ldots, with mk→∞m_{k} \rightarrow \infty and nk→∞n_{k} \rightarrow \infty.

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