Let \(f\left( {x,y} \right) = \;\left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {\frac{{xy}}{{\sqrt {{x^2} + {y^2}} }}\;\;\;{x^2} + {y^2} \ne 0}\\ {0\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;x = y = 0} \end{array}} \right.\), Then Which of the following is not Correct ?

Concept:

A function f(x,y) is defined for (x,y) = (a,b) is said to be continuous at (x,y) = (a,b) if:

i) f(a,b) = value of f(x,y) at (x,y) = (a,b) is finite.

ii) The limit of the function f(x,y) as (x,y) → (a,b) exists and equal to the value of f(x,y) at (x,y) = (a,b)

\(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\left( {x,y} \right) \to \left( {0,0} \right)} f\left( {x,y} \right) = f\left( {a,b} \right)\)

Note:

For a function to be differentiable at a point, it should be continuous at that point too.

Calculation:

Given:

\(f\left( {x,y} \right) = \;\left\{ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {\frac{{xy}}{{\sqrt {{x^2} + {y^2}} }}\;\;\;{x^2} + {y^2} \ne 0}\\ {0\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;x = y = 0} \end{array}} \right.\)

For function f(x,y) to be continuous:

\(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\left( {x,y} \right) \to \left( {0,0} \right)} f\left( {x,y} \right) = f\left( {a,b} \right)\) and finite.

f(a,b) = f(0,0) ⇒ 0 (given)

\(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\left( {r,\theta } \right) \to \left( {0,0} \right)} f\left( {r,\theta} \right) =\frac{ r^2cos\theta rsin\theta }{r} \) = 0 

f_x(0, 0) = \(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\left( {h,0 } \right) \to \left( {0,0} \right)}\){f(h, 0) - f(0, 0)} / h = 0 

fy(0, 0) = \(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{\left( {0,k } \right) \to \left( {0,0} \right)}\){f(0, k) - f(0, 0)} / k = 0 

∵ the limit value is defined and function value is 0 at (x,y) = (0,0), ∴ the function f(x,y) is continuous.

Hence, Option 2, 3 & 4 all are correct 

Hence, Option 1 is not correct 

Hence, The Correct Answer is option 1.