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Suppose that $F$, $G$, and $Q$ are polynomials and$$\frac{F(x)}{Q(x)} = \frac{G(x)}{Q(x)}$$for all x except when $Q(x) = 0$. Prove that $F(x) = G(x)$ for all $x$. [Hint: Use continuity.]

\begin{aligned}F(a) &=\lim _{x \rightarrow a} F(x) & &[\text { by continuity of } F] \\&=\lim _{x \rightarrow a} G(x) & &[\text { whenever } Q(x) \neq 0] \\&=G(a) & &[\text { by continuity of } G]\end{aligned}

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Anna Marie V.

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Baylor University

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