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Problem 58 Medium Difficulty
If $ r $ is a rational function, use Exercise 57 to show that $ \displaystyle \lim_{x \to a}r(x) = r(a) $ for every number $ a $ in the domain of $ r $.
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$\lim _{x \rightarrow a} r(x)=\frac{p(a)}{q(a)}=r(a)$
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