Proving a Limit Does Not Exist












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I'm not even sure how to approach this. I try factoring out $xy$ in the numerator to get $xy(x^2 - y^2)$ but I don't think that gets me anywhere with the denominator.










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      I'm not even sure how to approach this. I try factoring out $xy$ in the numerator to get $xy(x^2 - y^2)$ but I don't think that gets me anywhere with the denominator.







      calculus limits multivariable-calculus






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          What happens if the limit is taken along $y=2x$? What happens when the limit is taken along $y=0$? Are these equal? If not, what can one conclude?






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            Putting $x=y$ your expression vanishes, and for$x=2y$, the limit will be $1/3$. Therefore the limit does not exist






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              Let's approach the limit along the line $y=mx.$
              $begin{align}
              lim_{(x,y)to (0,0)}dfrac{x^3y-xy^3}{x^4+2y^4}&=lim_{xto 0}dfrac{x^3mx-x(mx)^3}{x^4+2(mx)^4}\
              &=lim_{xto 0}dfrac{x^4m-m^3x^4}{x^4+2m^4x^4}\
              &=lim_{xto 0}dfrac{m-m^3}{1+2m^4}\
              &=dfrac{m-m^3}{1+2m^4}\
              end{align}$

              So what can you conclude about the limit ?






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                What happens if the limit is taken along $y=2x$? What happens when the limit is taken along $y=0$? Are these equal? If not, what can one conclude?






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                    What happens if the limit is taken along $y=2x$? What happens when the limit is taken along $y=0$? Are these equal? If not, what can one conclude?






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                    What happens if the limit is taken along $y=2x$? What happens when the limit is taken along $y=0$? Are these equal? If not, what can one conclude?







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                        Putting $x=y$ your expression vanishes, and for$x=2y$, the limit will be $1/3$. Therefore the limit does not exist






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                          Putting $x=y$ your expression vanishes, and for$x=2y$, the limit will be $1/3$. Therefore the limit does not exist






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                            Putting $x=y$ your expression vanishes, and for$x=2y$, the limit will be $1/3$. Therefore the limit does not exist






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                            Putting $x=y$ your expression vanishes, and for$x=2y$, the limit will be $1/3$. Therefore the limit does not exist







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                                Let's approach the limit along the line $y=mx.$
                                $begin{align}
                                lim_{(x,y)to (0,0)}dfrac{x^3y-xy^3}{x^4+2y^4}&=lim_{xto 0}dfrac{x^3mx-x(mx)^3}{x^4+2(mx)^4}\
                                &=lim_{xto 0}dfrac{x^4m-m^3x^4}{x^4+2m^4x^4}\
                                &=lim_{xto 0}dfrac{m-m^3}{1+2m^4}\
                                &=dfrac{m-m^3}{1+2m^4}\
                                end{align}$

                                So what can you conclude about the limit ?






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                                  $begingroup$

                                  Let's approach the limit along the line $y=mx.$
                                  $begin{align}
                                  lim_{(x,y)to (0,0)}dfrac{x^3y-xy^3}{x^4+2y^4}&=lim_{xto 0}dfrac{x^3mx-x(mx)^3}{x^4+2(mx)^4}\
                                  &=lim_{xto 0}dfrac{x^4m-m^3x^4}{x^4+2m^4x^4}\
                                  &=lim_{xto 0}dfrac{m-m^3}{1+2m^4}\
                                  &=dfrac{m-m^3}{1+2m^4}\
                                  end{align}$

                                  So what can you conclude about the limit ?






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                                    Let's approach the limit along the line $y=mx.$
                                    $begin{align}
                                    lim_{(x,y)to (0,0)}dfrac{x^3y-xy^3}{x^4+2y^4}&=lim_{xto 0}dfrac{x^3mx-x(mx)^3}{x^4+2(mx)^4}\
                                    &=lim_{xto 0}dfrac{x^4m-m^3x^4}{x^4+2m^4x^4}\
                                    &=lim_{xto 0}dfrac{m-m^3}{1+2m^4}\
                                    &=dfrac{m-m^3}{1+2m^4}\
                                    end{align}$

                                    So what can you conclude about the limit ?






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                                    Let's approach the limit along the line $y=mx.$
                                    $begin{align}
                                    lim_{(x,y)to (0,0)}dfrac{x^3y-xy^3}{x^4+2y^4}&=lim_{xto 0}dfrac{x^3mx-x(mx)^3}{x^4+2(mx)^4}\
                                    &=lim_{xto 0}dfrac{x^4m-m^3x^4}{x^4+2m^4x^4}\
                                    &=lim_{xto 0}dfrac{m-m^3}{1+2m^4}\
                                    &=dfrac{m-m^3}{1+2m^4}\
                                    end{align}$

                                    So what can you conclude about the limit ?







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