Determining the set of points at which the function is continuous.

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Homework Statement


Determine the set of points at which the function is continuous.
F(x,y) = arctan(x + √y)

Homework Equations


Perhaps the chain rule?


The Attempt at a Solution


I derived it, but the solution in the back of the book is nothing like what I expected. It involves e and other trig functions.
 
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SneakyG said:

Homework Statement


Determine the set of points at which the function is continuous.
F(x,y) = arctan(x + √y)

Homework Equations


Perhaps the chain rule?


The Attempt at a Solution


I derived it, but the solution in the back of the book is nothing like what I expected. It involves e and other trig functions.

So show us what you did.
 
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