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Problem plotting 1/x graph

Posted 11 years ago

Hi, I am trying to plot the 2D and 3D graphs of 1/(x+1) function. Everything works fine except the fact that at the point x=-1 (where function turns to infinity) Mathematica plots a vertical line (a vertical surface in 3D plot). Can it be avoided anyhow without losing the precision of the graph and cutting the plot? Thanks in advance. Attachments:

POSTED BY: Hovhannes Demirtshyan

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Posted 11 years ago

Exit Mathematica. Start Mathematica. Literally type into the new blank fresh notebook the following characters: Plot[1/Sin[x], {x, 0, 15}, Exclusions -> Sin[x] == 0] Do <shift><enter> Click File and then Save and save the notebook under a new different name. Exit Mathematica Make a new posting and attach exactly that saved notebook showing the results. Don't do anything else during any of this that might give reason for uncertainty. All this should show let others load your notebook and see exactly the failure. Thank you

POSTED BY: Bill Simpson

Posted 11 years ago

For me the exclusion command appears to work: Plot[1/(1 + x), {x, -2, 2}, Exclusions -> (1 + x) == 0] and Plot[1/Sin[x], {x, 0, 15}, Exclusions -> Sin[x] == 0] Or even more challenging: Plot[1/Sin[1/x], {x, -1, 1}, Exclusions -> Sin[1/x] == 0, PlotRange -> {All, {-20, 20}}] M

POSTED BY: Marco Thiel

Posted 11 years ago

I've tried to use "Exclusions" but it doesn't work. It doesn't give any errors or warnings but it also doesn't make any change in the plot. Exclusions don't work in the following case either: Plot[1/Sin[x], {x, 0, 15}, Exclusions -> Sin[x] == 0] It seems like either I am doing something wrong or there is something wrong with my Mathematica. Can you tell me what may be the problem. May be I have to include some library?