Mark M. answered 04/27/24
Retired math prof. Calc 1, 2 and AP Calculus tutoring experience.
limx→1+ [ 1 / lnx - 1 / (x-1) ] = limx→1+ [ (x - 1 - lnx) / ((x-1)lnx) ] Limit has the form 0/0.
= limx→1+ [ (1 - 1/x) / (lnx + (x-1)/x) ] (By L'Hopital's Rule)
Since the limit is still of the form 0/0, apply L'Hopital's Rule again to obtain:
limx→1+ [ (1/x2) / (1/x + 1/x2) ] = 1/2