Define the function
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Context Panel: Assign Function
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Evaluate
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Calculus palette: Limit operator
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Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
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Since the limit depends on the direction of approach to the origin, the bivariate limit at the origin does not exist. Alternatively, access Maple's bivariate limit through the Context Panel.
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Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
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Context Panel: Limit (Bivariate)
(Fill in the Limit Point dialog as per Figure 3.2.6(a).)
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Figure 3.2.6(a) Limit Point dialog
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Maple's declaration that the limit is undefined is equivalent to the more prevalent statement that the limit does not exist.