The number of points, where the curve $$f(x)=\mathrm{e}^{8 x}-\mathrm{e}^{6 x}-3 \mathrm{e}^{4 x}-\mathrm{e}^{2 x}+1, x \in \mathbb{R}$$ cuts $$x$$-axis, is equal to _________.

If $$a$$ and $$b$$ are the roots of the equation $$x^{2}-7 x-1=0$$, then the value of $$\frac{a^{21}+b^{21}+a^{17}+b^{17}}{a^{19}+b^{19}}$$ is equal to _____________.

Let m and $$\mathrm{n}$$ be the numbers of real roots of the quadratic equations $$x^{2}-12 x+[x]+31=0$$ and $$x^{2}-5|x+2|-4=0$$ respectively, where $$[x]$$ denotes the greatest integer $$\leq x$$. Then $$\mathrm{m}^{2}+\mathrm{mn}+\mathrm{n}^{2}$$ is equal to __________.