To find the derivative of the complex function $f(z) = (2x - x^3 + 3xy^2) + i(2y - 3x^2y + y^3 + c)$ using the limit definition, we need to follow these steps:

Step 1: Express $f(z)$ in terms of real and imaginary parts

Let $z = x + iy$, where $x$ and $y$ are real numbers. The function can be expressed as:

$f(z) = u(x, y) + i v(x, y)$

where:

$u(x, y) = 2x - x^3 + 3xy^2$

and

$v(x, y) = 2y - 3x^2y + y^3 + c$

Step 2: Apply the limit definition of the derivative

The derivative of $f(z)$ with respect to $z$ is given by the limit:

$f'(z) = \lim_{\Delta z \to 0} \frac{f(z + \Delta z) - f(z)}{\Delta z}$

where $\Delta z = \Delta x + i \Delta y$, and $\Delta x$ and $\Delta y$ are small changes in $x$ and $y$, respectively.

Thus, we can write:

$f'(z) = \lim_{\Delta z \to 0} \frac{f(x + \Delta x, y + \Delta y) - f(x, y)}{\Delta x + i \Delta y}$

Step 3: Compute the difference

We need to compute the difference:

$f(x + \Delta x, y + \Delta y) - f(x, y)$

The real and imaginary parts of $f(z)$ will both involve the corresponding increments in $x$ and $y$, which we expand using the Taylor series approximations for small $\Delta x$ and $\Delta y$. These calculations lead to expressions for the partial derivatives of $u$ and $v$ with respect to $x$ and $y$, respectively.

Step 4: Check Cauchy-Riemann Equations

For a complex function $f(z) = u(x, y) + i v(x, y)$ to be differentiable (and thus have a derivative), it must satisfy the Cauchy-Riemann equations:

$\frac{\partial u}{\partial x} = \frac{\partial v}{\partial y}, \quad \frac{\partial u}{\partial y} = -\frac{\partial v}{\partial x}$

This step would involve calculating the partial derivatives of $u$ and $v$, and checking whether these equations hold.

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