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limit/multi

multidimensional limits

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

References

Compatibility

Calling Sequence

limit(f, point)

limit(f, point, dir)

Parameters

f

-

algebraic expression

point

-

set or list of equations of the form x=a

dir

-

(optional) direction

Description

• 

The limit(f, point) calling sequence attempts to compute the limiting value of f in a multidimensional space at point.

• 

An equation of the form x=x in the limiting point is ignored.

• 

If the limit depends on the direction of approach, either a range or undefined is returned (see limit,return).

• 

The optional direction dir is applied to all coordinates in point, and consequently each coordinate is approached from the same direction; from the left or right, bidirectional (real), or complex.

Examples

limitx2y2x2+y2,x=0

−1

(1)

limitx2y2x2+y2,x=0,y=0

−1..1

(2)

limitx+1y,x=0,y=

0

(3)

limitxy,x=0,y=

undefined

(4)

limitx3+y3x2+xy+y2,x=0,y=0

0

(5)

limitx3y2x4+y4,x=0,y=0

634216..634216

(6)

limitx4y2+3x2yx2x2+y2,x=0,y=0

−1

(7)

limitsinx2siny2xy,x=0,y=0

0

(8)

limit1yx,x=y

undefined

(9)

limit1yx,x=y,right

(10)

limit1yx,x=y,left

(11)

References

  

C. Cadavid, S. Molina, J.D. Velez, Limits of quotients of bivariate real analytic functions, Journal of Symbolic Computation, Volume 50, March 2013, 197-207, doi:10.1016/j.jsc.2012.07.004

  

Gary R. Lawlor, l'Hôpital's Rule for Multivariable Functions, The American Mathematical Monthly, 127:8 (2020), 717-725, doi:10.1080/00029890.2020.1793635

Compatibility

• 

The limit/multi command was updated in Maple 2021.

See Also

limit

limit/dir

limit/return