Proving Identity of Continuous Functions on Q

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Homework Statement


Let f and g be two continuous functions defined on R.
I'm looking to prove the fact that if they agree on Q, then f and g are identical.


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The Attempt at a Solution


I'm not really sure where to start with this. Can someone point me in the right direction?
 
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What definition of continuity would you like to use??
What characterizations of contintuity do you know??

What's special about [itex]\mathbb{Q}[/itex]??