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Re: UnitStep

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg52354] Re: UnitStep
• From: "Steve Luttrell" <steve_usenet at _removemefirst_luttrell.org.uk>
• Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 02:32:26 -0500 (EST)
• References: <cnuoh9$sql$1@smc.vnet.net>
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

You want to take a limit rather than do a replacement (which is what you use 
of /.p->0 does).

Limit[(1/p) UnitStep[p-1] , p->0]

Steve Luttrell

"Blimbaum, Jerry AA R22" <jerry.blimbaum at navy.mil> wrote in message 
news:cnuoh9$sql$1 at smc.vnet.net...
> Why does the following give me 'indeterminate, infinite expression
> encountered', etc. instead of  zero....
>
>
> (1/p) UnitStep[p-1] /.p->0
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>
> I defined a function using the UnitStep because p could  = 0  and I
> thought this would be the way around that problem.......but didnt work
> the way I expected.....
>
>
> jerry blimbaum
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