 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

The fixed points are $x=-2\pm2\sqrt{1+b}$, so they exist for $b\ge-1$. A fixed point of an iteration is stable when $|g'(x)|<1$; here this is $|x|<2$. Only the plus root can satisfy it, and it does precisely for
$$
\boxed{-1<b<3.}
$$

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