Exercise · ZW-MULTIVARIABLE-LIMIT-001 · ★☆☆ Basic
Compute \(\displaystyle\lim_{(x,y)\to(1,2)}\left(x^2y+3\right)\).
Choose one option.
A \(3\) B \(4\) C \(5\) D Does not exist
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Explanation The function is a polynomial, continuous everywhere: substitute \(1^2\cdot 2+3=5\).
The limit of a function \(f\) at a point \(\mathbf a\) is the number \(L\) that the values \(f(\mathbf x)\) approach as \(\mathbf x\) gets close to \(\mathbf a\) along any path.
\[\lim_{\mathbf x\to\mathbf a} f(\mathbf x)=L\]
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