A parametric curve defined by $$x = \cos \left( {{{\pi u} \over 2}} \right),y = \sin \left( {{{\pi u} \over 2}} \right)\,\,$$ in the range $$0 \le u \le 1$$ is rotated about the $$x-$$axis by $$360$$ degrees. Area of the surface generated is

$$\mathop {Lt}\limits_{x \to \infty } \left( {\sqrt {{x^2} + x - 1} - x} \right)$$ is

Consider the function $$f\left( x \right) = 2{x^3} - 3{x^2}\,\,$$ in the domain $$\,\left[ { - 1,2} \right].$$ The global minimum of $$f(x)$$ is _________.