Re: Problem with Limit
- To: mathgroup@smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg12516] Re: Problem with Limit
- From: Daniel Lichtblau <danl@wolfram.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 18:10:47 -0400
- Organization: Wolfram Research, Inc.
- References: <6jomfe$k9m@smc.vnet.net>
Michel Gosse wrote:
>
> Hello
> With mathematica 3.01, the following command :
> Limit[Log[x]/(x-1)^3,x->0,Direction->-1] produce the error message :
> Take::"take":
> "Cannot take positions 1 through 3 in {-1,1} What is wrong ? Is
> this a bug ?
> Regards
You should mention that this only happens once you load Calculus`Limit`.
Yes, it is a bug. If the offending package is not loaded you get the
correct result, Infinity.
Daniel Lichtblau
Wolfram Research