Exercise 30Calculus › Single-variable calculus › Continuity › Continuous and discontinuous functionsL1Added 2 Nov 2026
Where is 1/ln|x| continuous?
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Statement
Let for , and . At which points is continuous?
Hint
At each of the three special points, ask whether the limit exists and equals .
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Solution
Away from the special points. On each of the intervals , , , , the function is built from , and (the logarithm does not vanish there), so it is continuous.
At . As , , hence . So is continuous at .
At and . As , , so . The function is unbounded near and cannot have limit . The same happens at .
Conclusion. is continuous on and discontinuous at and .
Remark. Defining a function "by " at a bad point repairs it only when the limit there really is . Here it works at but not at , where the blow-up is genuine.