The number of points where the function

$$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {|2{x^2} - 3x - 7|} & {if} & {x \le - 1} \cr {[4{x^2} - 1]} & {if} & { - 1 < x < 1} \cr {|x + 1| + |x - 2|} & {if} & {x \ge 1} \cr } } \right.$$

[t] denotes the greatest integer $$\le$$ t, is discontinuous is _____________.

Let $$f(x) = {x^6} + 2{x^4} + {x^3} + 2x + 3$$, x $$\in$$ R. Then the natural number n for which $$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 1} {{{x^n}f(1) - f(x)} \over {x - 1}} = 44$$ is __________.

Let [t] denote the greatest integer $$\le$$ t. The number of points where the function $$f(x) = [x]\left| {{x^2} - 1} \right| + \sin \left( {{\pi \over {[x] + 3}}} \right) - [x + 1],x \in ( - 2,2)$$ is not continuous is _____________.

Let a, b $$\in$$ R, b $$\in$$ 0, Define a function

$$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {a\sin {\pi \over 2}(x - 1),} & {for\,x \le 0} \cr {{{\tan 2x - \sin 2x} \over {b{x^3}}},} & {for\,x > 0} \cr } } \right.$$.

If f is continuous at x = 0, then 10 $$-$$ ab is equal to ________________.