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Example 7

Find a set where the function

11_partial_differentiation-113.gif

is continuous.

  • x2 is continuous for all x.
  • x2y is continuous for all (x, y).
  • x + y is continuous for all (x, y).
  • (x + y) + z is continuous for all (x, y, z).
  • 11_partial_differentiation-114.gif is continuous for x + y + z ≠ 0.

Answer h(x, y, z) is continuous on the set of all (x, y, z) such that x + y + z ≠ 0.


Last Update: 2006-11-15