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The \PMlinkname{elementary}{ElementaryFunction} real function The \PMlinkname{elementary}{ElementaryFunction} real function
$$f\colon\,x \mapsto \frac{1}{1+e^\frac{1}{x}}$$ $$f\colon\,x \mapsto \frac{1}{1+e^\frac{1}{x}}$$
has a jump discontinuity at the origin, since has a jump discontinuity at the origin, since
$$\lim_{x\to 0-}f(x) = 1\quad \mathrm{and}\quad \lim_{x\to 0+}f(x) =0.$$ $$\lim_{x\to 0-}f(x) = 1\quad \mathrm{and}\quad \lim_{x\to 0+}f(x) =0.$$
Indeed, Indeed,
\begin{itemize} \begin{itemize}
\item if\, $x \to 0-$,\, then\, $\displaystyle \frac{1}{x} \to -\infty$,\; \item if\, $x \to 0-$,\, then\, $\displaystyle \frac{1}{x} \to -\infty$,\;
$\displaystyle e^\frac{1}{x} \to 0$,\; $\displaystyle e^\frac{1}{x} \to 0$,\;
$\displaystyle \frac{1}{1+e^\frac{1}{x}} \to 1$; $\displaystyle \frac{1}{1+e^\frac{1}{x}} \to 1$;
\item if\, $x \to 0+$,\, then\, $\displaystyle \frac{1}{x} \to \infty$,\; \item if\, $x \to 0+$,\, then\, $\displaystyle \frac{1}{x} \to \infty$,\;
$\displaystyle e^\frac{1}{x} \to \infty$,\; $\displaystyle e^\frac{1}{x} \to \infty$,\;
$\displaystyle \frac{1}{1+e^\frac{1}{x}} \to 0$. $\displaystyle \frac{1}{1+e^\frac{1}{x}} \to 0$.
\end{itemize} \end{itemize}
These results can be seen also from the series \PMlinkescapetext{expansions} of the function gotten by performing the divisions:\, for\, $x < 0$\, we obtain the \PMlinkname{converging}{Converge} alternating series These results can be seen also from the series expansions of the function got by performing the divisions: For\, $x < 0$\, we obtain the converging alternating series
\begin{align*} \begin{align*}
1:(1+e^{\frac{1}{x}}) = \sum_{k=0}^\infty(-1)^ke^{\frac{k}{x}} 1:(1+e^{\frac{1}{x}}) = \sum_{k=0}^\infty(-1)^ke^{\frac{k}{x}},
= 1-e^{\frac{1}{x}}+e^{\frac{2}{x}}-e^{\frac{3}{x}}+-\ldots
\end{align*} \end{align*}
and for\, $x > 0$\, the series and for\, $x > 0$\,
\begin{align*} \begin{align*}
1:(e^{\frac{1}{x}}+1) = \sum_{k=1}^\infty(-1)^{k+1}e^{-\frac{k}{x}} 1:(e^{\frac{1}{x}}+1) = \sum_{k=1}^\infty(-1)^{k+1}e^{-\frac{k}{x}}.
= e^{-\frac{1}{x}}-e^{-\frac{2}{x}}+e^{-\frac{3}{x}}-+\ldots
\end{align*} \end{align*}