# $\lim_{(x,y)\rightarrow (0,0)} \frac{x^{5}y^{3}}{x^{6}+y^{4}}.$ Does it exist or not?

I have this limit: $$\lim_{(x,y)\rightarrow (0,0)} \frac{x^{5}y^{3}}{x^{6}+y^{4}}.$$ I think that this limit does not exist (and wolfram|alpha agrees with me). But I can't find a way to prove it. I chose some paths and the limit was always equal to zero. I tried polar coordinates but I couldn't get an answer. Any tips?

(I also have this one: $$\lim_{(x,y)\rightarrow (0,0)} x^{y^{2}}$$ Can I get 2 different paths to show that the limit does not exist? $$x=0: \lim_{(x,y)\rightarrow (0,0)} 0^{y^{2}} = \lim_{(x,y)\rightarrow (0,0)} 0 = 0,$$ $$y=0: \lim_{(x,y)\rightarrow (0,0)} x^{0^{2}} = \lim_{(x,y)\rightarrow (0,0)} 1= 1.$$ Am I right? )

• Please ask only one question per post. For the first one, the limit does exist; WolframAlpha does a notoriously poor job of dealing with multivariable limits. – user296602 Mar 1 '19 at 1:39
• @T.Bongers And how may I prove it? I am so sorry for posting 2 questions, but is it correct? – Dr.Mathematics Mar 1 '19 at 1:52
• Has your question been answered? If yes, you should accept an answer. – Haris Gušić Jun 24 '19 at 14:38
• For the first question, see math.stackexchange.com/questions/66226/… – Arnaud D. Dec 3 '19 at 17:57

The first limit actually exists and is zero. You can show that by definition. Namely, $$\left(\frac{x^5y^3}{x^6+y^4}\right)^2 = \frac{|x^5 y^3|}{x^6+y^4} \cdot \frac{|x^5y^3|}{x^6+y^4}$$
Because $$x^6+y^4\ge x^6 \implies \frac{1}{x^6+y^4} \le \frac{1}{x^6}$$ $$x^6+y^4\ge y^4 \implies \frac{1}{x^6+y^4} \le \frac{1}{y^4}$$ assuming $$x$$ and $$y$$ are both non-zero, we have that $$\left(\frac{x^5y^3}{x^6+y^4}\right)^2 \le \frac{|x^5 y^3|}{x^6} \cdot \frac{|x^5y^3|}{y^4} = x^4y^2$$ Taking the square root of both sides we get $$\left|\frac{x^5y^3}{x^6+y^4}\right| \le x^2|y|$$ You can see that this inequality also holds when one of $$x$$, $$y$$ is zero (both cannot be zero at the same time). For this to be smaller than $$\epsilon$$ it suffices to take $$\delta=\sqrt[3] \epsilon$$.
a quick trick worth trying : $$(x^3 - y^2)^2 \geq 0,$$ $$x^6 + y^4 \geq 2 x^3 y^2 .$$ $$(x^3 + y^2)^2 \geq 0,$$ $$x^6 + y^4 \geq -2 x^3 y^2 .$$ $$\color{purple}{ x^6 + y^4 \geq 2 |x|^3 y^2 } .$$ when $$x,y$$ are not both zero, $$\frac{1}{2} \geq \frac{ |x|^3 y^2}{x^6 + y^4} .$$ $$\frac{x^2 |y|}{2} \geq \frac{ |x^5 y^3|}{x^6 + y^4} .$$