Angle at Y-axis Crossing of y=sin(1/x) Graph

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The graph of the function y=sin(1/x) does not cross the y-axis at any angle because the function is discontinuous at x = 0. As a result, the value at this point is undefined. This discontinuity means that there is no intersection with the y-axis, confirming that the graph does not have a defined angle of crossing at this location.

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at which angle does the graph y=sin(1/x) cross the y-axis??
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Value undefined: the function is discontinuous at x = 0, which means, the graph doesn't cross the y-axis.
 

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