The number of points at which the function

Question:

The number of points at which the function $f(x)=\frac{1}{x-[x]}$ is not continuous is

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) none of these

Solution:

The function $f(x)=\frac{1}{x-[x]}$ is discontinuous when $x-[x]=0$.

$x-[x]=0$

$\Rightarrow x=[x]$

$\Rightarrow x$ is an integer

So, $f(x)$ is not continuous for all $x \in Z$.

Thus, the function $f(x)=\frac{1}{x-[x]}$ is not continuous at infinitely many points.

Hence, the correct answer is option (d).

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