If $$\alpha $$, $$\beta $$ and $$\gamma $$ are three consecutive terms of a non-constant G.P. such that the equations $$\alpha $$x ² + 2$$\beta $$x + $$\gamma $$ = 0 and x² + x – 1 = 0 have a common root, then $$\alpha $$($$\beta $$ + $$\gamma $$) is equal to :

The number of real roots of the equation
5 + |2^x – 1| = 2^x (2^x – 2) is

All the pairs (x, y) that satisfy the inequality
$${2^{\sqrt {{{\sin }^2}x - 2\sin x + 5} }}.{1 \over {{4^{{{\sin }^2}y}}}} \le 1$$
also satisfy the equation

If $$\alpha $$ and $$\beta $$ are the roots of the quadratic equation,
x² + x sin $$\theta $$ - 2 sin $$\theta $$ = 0, $$\theta \in \left( {0,{\pi \over 2}} \right)$$, then
$${{{\alpha ^{12}} + {\beta ^{12}}} \over {\left( {{\alpha ^{ - 12}} + {\beta ^{ - 12}}} \right).{{\left( {\alpha - \beta } \right)}^{24}}}}$$ is equal to :