Continuity of a two-variable function

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Homework Statement



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My main problem is connected with b/ and d/. I found a formula involving the norm of the function, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea using it.

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I can prove that a function is not continuous by finding different values for x and y for which the limit at the point is approaching different values, but have no idea how to prove that it is continuous.
 
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Hint for (b): Look at

\left| \frac{(2x+y)^3+x^2+y^2}{x^2+y^2} - 1\right|

Simplify it and change it to polar coordinates. Think about r\rightarrow 0.
 
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There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...
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