$\sqrt x$ continuity using $\epsilon-\delta$ definition

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Let $x_{0}\in [0,+\infty)$, $\epsilon>0$

Suppose we have: $|x-x_{0}|<\delta$ where $\delta>0$

$|f(x)-f(x_{0})|=|\sqrt{x}-\sqrt x_{0}|\le\sqrt{x}+\sqrt x_{0}$

$|x-x_{0}|<\delta\implies x<\delta+x_{0}\implies \sqrt{x}<\sqrt{\delta+x_{0}}\le\sqrt{\delta}+\sqrt{x_{0}}$

So if we want to make $\sqrt{\delta}+2\sqrt x_0\le\epsilon$, we get $\delta\le (\epsilon-2\sqrt x_{0})^2$, but what if $x_{0}=\epsilon$ ?