Limit involving delta-epsilon proof

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Hi, Everyone,

Problem asks to prove that limit of x^2 * sin^2 (y) / (x^2 + 2* y^2) as (x,y) approach (0,0) is 0 using delta-epsilon method. Please let me know how to solve, very complicated.

Thanks.
 
What I tried so far is here.
Handwritten-style typed delta-epsilon proof that lim (x,y)->(0,0) of x^2 sin^2(y)/(x^2+2y^2) = 0, bounding the expression by x sin(y) and then by epsilon with delta chosen so that sqrt(2) delta = epsilon.
 
ZPlayer said:
What I tried so far is here.
Handwritten-style derivation of a delta-epsilon limit proof showing lim (x,y)->(0,0) of x^2 sin^2(y)/(x^2+2y^2) = 0, using sin^2(y) <= 1, sqrt(x^2+y^2) <= delta, and the bound sqrt(2) delta = epsilon.

The condition that you need to satisfy is that

[tex]|f(x,y)-0|=\left| \frac{x^2sin^2(y)}{x^2+2y^2} \right| \leq \varepsilon[/tex]

So showing that [itex]x^2sin^2(y) \leq \varepsilon[/itex] is insufficient to prove that the limit is zero. (I'm assuming that [itex]xsin(y)[/itex] was a typo)

Start by using the fact that [itex]0 \leq sin^2(y) \leq 1[/itex] and then find some function of delta [itex]u(\delta)<\varepsilon[/itex] such that

[tex]\left| \frac{x^2sin^2(y)}{x^2+2y^2} \right| \leq u(\delta)[/tex]
 
Thanks a lot. Check it out. Here is deal. Let me know if it good.
Handwritten-style epsilon-delta proof that the limit of x^2 sin^2(y)/(x^2+2y^2) as (x,y) approaches (0,0) equals 0, with steps bounding the expression by sin^2(y) and then by sqrt(x^2+y^2).