Proving a limit using epsilon/delta

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Homework Statement


Prove that [tex]\mathop {\lim }\limits_{(x,y,z) \to (0,0,0) } \frac{xyz}{{x^2+y^2+z^2 }} = 0[/tex]
using the epsilon-delta method

The Attempt at a Solution


[tex]0<|(x,y,z)-(0,0,0)|=\sqrt{x^2+y^2+z^2}<\delta[/tex]
Now I have to rewrite:
[tex]0<\left|\frac{xyz}{{x^2+y^2+z^2 }}-0\right|<\epsilon[/tex]
So that I find a relationship between epsilon and delta.

This is where I get stuck... I can't figure out how to do that.

This is one of my attempts:
[tex]0<\left|\frac{xyz}{{x^2+y^2+z^2 }}-0\right|\leq \left|\frac{xyz}{{x^2}}\right|=\left|\frac{yz}{{x}}\right|[/tex]

Any help is very much appreciated!
 
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Hint: yz<=1/2*(y^2+z^2)
 
Then it is easy:

[tex]0<\left|\frac{xyz}{x^2+y^2+z^2}-0\right|\leq\left|\frac{xyz}{y^2+z^2}\right|\leq\left|\frac{xyz}{2yz}\right|=\left|\frac{x}{2}\right|<\frac{\delta}{2}=\epsilon[/tex]

How did you come up with: yz<=1/2*(y^2+z^2) ?
(Why is it true at all?)