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Let the function f(x)= x 3+ 3 x+3, x ≠ 0 be strictly increasing in (-∞, α_1 ) U (α_2, ∞ ) and strictly decreasing in (α_3, α_4 ) U (α_4, α_5 ). Then…

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Let the function f(x)=x3+3x+3,x≠0f(x)=\frac{x}{3}+\frac{3}{x}+3, x \neq 0f(x)=3x​+x3​+3,x=0 be strictly increasing in (−∞,α1)U(α2,∞)\left(-\infty, \alpha_1\right) \mathrm{U}\left(\alpha_2, \infty\right)(−∞,α1​)U(α2​,∞) and strictly decreasing in (α3,α4)U(α4,α5)\left(\alpha_3, \alpha_4\right) \mathrm{U}\left(\alpha_4, \alpha_5\right)(α3​,α4​)U(α4​,α5​). Then ∑i=15αi2\displaystyle \sum_{\mathrm{i}=1}^5 \alpha_{\mathrm{i}}^2i=1∑5​αi2​ is equal to :-

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