Find the values of a and b that make f(x) continuous for all real x.  f(x)= (2^xb+a+1,  x< 0 (ax^2+b(x+3), 0< x <1 (acos (pi x) +7bx, x > 1

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Find the values of a and b that make f(x) continuous for all real x. 

f(x)= (2^xb+a+1,  x< 0

(ax^2+b(x+3), 0< x <1

(acos (pi x) +7bx, x > 1

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