To determine if this limit exists, consider the outputs of the function along the line .
- When , approaches as along .
- When , approaches as along .
- Leaving unspecified, approaches as along .
Does the limit exist? If it does, indicate its value and if it does not exist, write
.
Note that if the limit exists, the function must approach the same value along any
path as . we can conclude that the limit does not exist by noting either of the
following.
- The function approaches a different value as along the path than it does as along the path .
- The value the function approaches as along the path depends on the choice of (and thus on the choice of straight line path).