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So I believe in this article the equation:

y = 1/x

will result in 2 nice asymptotes with a dot in the middle (0,0)

1/0 = 0 doesn't make sense to me, even because lim x->0+ 1/x is infinite and lim x->0- 1/x is -infinite

so the value that makes more sense for 1/0 is infinite



Why infinity rather than negative infinity? Is 1/0 = 1/(-0)?




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