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>When f(0)≠0, we can state decisively that there is no such Q

This is false. This relies on an assumption not stated - that f is continuous.

For a simple counterexample:

f(x) = 1, x=0

f(x) = x, x!=0

g(x) = x

Limit of the ratio as x approaches 0 is 1.



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