Determine the number of maximal connected intervals in [-10, 10] where the function f(x) = (-1(4(-1|x + 2| + 3)^2 + 3(-1|x + 2| + 3) + 1) - 2)/(-1(4(-1|x + 2| + 3)^2 + 3(-1|x + 2| + 3) + 1) + 2) is strictly increasing.

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