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Q10.

Consider the given function f(x)f(x).

f(x)={ax+bfor x<1x3+x2+1for x1f(x) = \begin{cases} ax + b & \text{for } x < 1 \\ x^3 + x^2 + 1 & \text{for } x \ge 1 \end{cases}

If the function is differentiable everywhere, the value of bb must be ________. (rounded off to one decimal place)