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If we consider w = f (z) as a mapping from the z plane into the w plane
and think about the previous geometric interpretation of a limit, then we are led
to conclude that the limit of a function f should be determined by the limits of
its real and imaginary parts, u and v. This conclusion also gives us a tool for
computing limits.
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that is,