Force a result from "Indeterminate" for single impulse?

Question

The formula for a single impulse of amplitude $1$ at $x=r$ is given by

$$\frac {\sin (\pi (x-r))}{\pi (x-r)}$$

(In MathJax because it's a math formula.)

Formally, at $x=r$, this function evaluates to $\frac {0}{0}$. As a result, understandably, Mathematica returns "Indeterminate". But analytically, the function should evaluate to $1$, as this is the limit of the function as $x$ approaches $r$ from either direction.

Is there a way to persuade Mathematica to evaluate the function to $1$ at this point?

(I'm only just learning Mathematica, so please be gentle!)

Answer 1

Use Sinc[Pi(x-r)]. Sinc[z] is defined as Sin[z]/z unlessz==0, in which case it is 1.

Answer 2

By defining the following function:

f[x_] := Piecewise[{{Sin[Pi (x - r)]/(Pi (x - r)), x != r}, {1, x == r}}]

the problem is solved, in fact f[r] = 1.