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Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Prove it Canada

Suppose that the functions f(x)f(x) and g(x)g(x) satisfy the system of equations
f(x)+3g(x)=x2+x+6f(x)+3g(x)=x^2+x+6
2f(x)+4g(x)=2x2+42f(x)+4g(x)=2x^2+4
for all xx. Determine the values of xx for which f(x)=g(x)f(x)=g(x).

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