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Given the function f(x)=1+x+1xf(x)=\sqrt{1+x}+\sqrt{1-x}.
(1)(1) Find the domain and range of f(x)f(x);
(2)(2) Let h(x)=f(x)21x2+6h(x)=\frac{{f(x)}}{{2\sqrt{1-{x^2}}+6}}. If the inequality h(x)34m212amh(x)≤\frac{3}{4}{m^2}-\frac{1}{2}am holds for any x[1,1]x\in \left[-1,1\right] and any a[1,1]a\in \left[-1,1\right], find the range of the real number mm.

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Solution

### Solution:

#### Part (1): Domain and Range of f(x)f(x)

Given f(x)=1+x+1xf(x)=\sqrt{1+x}+\sqrt{1-x}, we need to ensure the expressions under the square roots are non-negative for the function to be real-valued. Therefore, we have two inequalities:

1. 1+x0x11+x\geqslant 0 \Rightarrow x\geqslant -1
2. 1x0x11-x\geqslant 0 \Rightarrow x\leqslant 1

Combining these, we find the domain of f(x)f(x) is 1x1-1\leqslant x\leqslant 1.

To find the range, we consider y=f(x)=1+x+1xy=f(x)=\sqrt{1+x}+\sqrt{1-x}. Squaring both sides gives us:

y2=(1+x+1x)2=2+21x2y^2 = (\sqrt{1+x}+\sqrt{1-x})^2 = 2 + 2\sqrt{1-x^2}

Since 01x210\leqslant \sqrt{1-x^2}\leqslant 1, we have:

2y242\leqslant y^2 \leqslant 4

Taking square roots and considering y0y\geqslant 0, we get:

2y2\sqrt{2}\leqslant y\leqslant 2

Therefore, the domain of f(x)f(x) is [1,1]\boxed{[-1,1]} and the range is [2,2]\boxed{[\sqrt{2}, 2]}.

#### Part (2): Range of Real Number mm

Given h(x)=f(x)21x2+6h(x)=\frac{f(x)}{2\sqrt{1-x^2}+6}, we can express h(x)h(x) in terms of t=1+x+1xt=\sqrt{1+x}+\sqrt{1-x}, where t[2,2]t\in[\sqrt{2},2]. Then, 21x2=t222\sqrt{1-x^2}=t^2-2, and we consider the function g(t)=tt2+4=1t+4tg(t)=\frac{t}{t^2+4}=\frac{1}{t+\frac{4}{t}}.

By AM-GM inequality, t+4t2t×4t=4t+\frac{4}{t}\geqslant 2\sqrt{t\times\frac{4}{t}}=4, with equality when t=2t=2. Thus, the maximum value of g(t)g(t), and hence h(x)h(x), is 14\frac{1}{4}.

The inequality h(x)34m212amh(x)\leqslant \frac{3}{4}m^2-\frac{1}{2}am transforms into 34m212am14\frac{3}{4}m^2-\frac{1}{2}am\geqslant\frac{1}{4} for any a[1,1]a\in[-1,1]. This simplifies to:

3m2±am103m^2\pm am-1\geqslant 0

Considering the cases for a=±1a=\pm 1, we get two inequalities:

1. 3m2+m103m^2+m-1\geqslant 0
2. 3m2m103m^2-m-1\geqslant 0

Solving these inequalities, we find:

1. m1m\leqslant -1 or m13m\geqslant \frac{1}{3}
2. m13m\leqslant -\frac{1}{3} or m1m\geqslant 1

Combining these results, we conclude that m1m\leqslant -1 or m1m\geqslant 1. Therefore, the range of the real number mm is (,1][1,+)\boxed{(-\infty, -1]\cup[1, +\infty)}.

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