Let _ and _ be the distinct roots of 2x^2 + ( )x - 1 = 0, (0, 2 ). If m and M are the minimum and the maximum...

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Let _ and _ be the distinct roots of 2x^2 + ( )x - 1 = 0, (0, 2 ). If m and M are the minimum and the maximum values of _ ^4+ _ ^4, then 16(M + m) equals.

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