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`Guard.IsReferenceEqualTo` should accept `T?`
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Description
### Describe the bug
Currently it seems that `Guard.IsReferenceEqualTo` requires the parameters to be non-null. I believe the signature should be changed to permit nullable types because I believe that comparison to null values is a reasonable expectation and it is supported by the underlying call to `object.ReferenceEquals`
### Regression
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### Steps to reproduce
```text
object x = null;
object y = new Object();
Guard.IsReferenceEqualTo(x,y); //produces CS8634
```
### Expected behavior
No CS8634
### Screenshots
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### IDE and version
VS 2022 Preview
### IDE version
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### Nuget packages
- [ ] CommunityToolkit.Common
- [ ] CommunityToolkit.Diagnostics
- [ ] CommunityToolkit.HighPerformance
- [ ] CommunityToolkit.Mvvm (aka MVVM Toolkit)
### Nuget package version(s)
8.2.2
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