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If we move towards the origin along the line y=x, we get the limit lim(x, y) \u2192 (0, 0) f(x, y) = 0. However, if we move towards the origin along the line y=mx, where m is not equal to 1, we get the limit lim(x, y) \u2192 (0, 0) f(x, y) = 0. This means that the limit of the function does not exist at the origin.\n\nThe reason for this is that the function has a sharp turn at the origin. As we move towards the origin along the line y=x, the function approaches 0 smoothly. However, as we move towards the origin along the line y=mx, the function approaches 0 in a sharp way. This is because the denominator of the function approaches 0 much faster than the numerator along the line y=mx.\n\nThis is an example of a function whose limit does not exist because it is not continuous at the origin. A function is continuous at a point if and only if the limit of the function at that point exists. In this case, the limit of the function does not exist because the function has a sharp turn at the origin.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The function is defined as f(x, y) = x(ax\u00b2)\u00b2\/(x\u00b2+(ax\u00b2)\u2074). If we move towards the origin along the line y=x, we get the limit lim(x, y) \u2192 (0, 0) f(x, y) = 0. 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