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Let x=-1 and x=2 be the critical points of the function f( x)= x^3+ ax^2+ b log _ | x|+1, x ≠ 0. Let m and M respectively be the absolute minimum and…

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Let x=−1x=-1x=−1 and x=2x=2x=2 be the critical points of the function f(x)=x3+ax2+blog⁡c∣x∣+1,x≠0\mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x})=\mathrm{x}^3+\mathrm{ax}^2+\mathrm{b} \log _{\mathrm{c}}|\mathrm{x}|+1, \mathrm{x} \neq 0f(x)=x3+ax2+blogc​∣x∣+1,x=0. Let mmm and MMM respectively be the absolute minimum and the absolute maximum values of fff in the interval [−2,−12]\left[-2,-\frac{1}{2}\right][−2,−21​]. Then ∣M+m∣|\mathrm{M}+m|∣M+m∣ is equal to (Take log⁡c2=0.7\log _{\mathrm{c}} 2=0.7logc​2=0.7 ):

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    21.1

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