Simple Electric Potential/Field problem

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Homework Statement


Okay this is a simple first year physics question, but I couldn't find anything about it online. Using the simple equation for electric field/potential due to a point charge, what's the electric potential/field at the coordinates of the point charge itself?


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I'm tempted take limits as r approaches 0, but that seems to imply it approaches infinity which appears absurd. Either that or it's undefined. Anyone?
 
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its undefined.