No Limit: Find the limit of y/(sqrt(2)Abs(y)) when y->0

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The limit of the expression y/(sqrt(2)Abs(y)) as y approaches 0 does not exist. For positive values of y, the limit evaluates to 1/sqrt(2), while for negative values of y, it evaluates to -1/sqrt(2). Since the limits from both sides do not converge to a single value, the overall limit is determined to be undefined.

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Homework Statement



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limit y/(sqrt(2)Abs(y)) when y->0

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limit y/sqrt(2)Abs(y)
if y > 0
limit =1/sqrt(2) when y->0
if y<0
limit=-1/sqrt(2) when y->0

so it has no limit?

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Exactly. It has no limit.
 

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