Re: Calculating limits for functions of several variables
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 - Subject: [mg41294] Re: Calculating limits for functions of several variables
 - From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
 - Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 08:07:03 -0400 (EDT)
 - Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
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Hi,
Limit[Limit[(x^2 + y^2 - (x^3)(y^3))/(x^2 + y^2), x -> 0], y -> 0]
Limit[(x^2 + y^2 - (x^3)(y^3))/(x^2 + y^2) /. { x -> r*Cos[phi], 
        y -> r*Sin[phi]} // Simplify, r -> 0]
Regards
  Jens
David wrote:
> 
> How can I get mathematica to find the limit of the function:
> 
> f(x,y) = (x^2 + y^2 - (x^3)(y^3)) / (x^2 + y^2)