If $\lim\limits_{x \to 0}\dfrac{45^x - 9^x - 5^x + 1}{(k^x - 1)(3^x - 1)} = 2$, then the value of $k$ is ...

If the function f is continuous at $x = \pi$, where $f(x) = \dfrac{1 - \cos[7(x - \pi)]}{5(x - \pi)^2}$, for $x \neq \pi$, then $f(\pi) = $

$\displaystyle\lim_{x \to 0}\dfrac{(5^x - 1)^4\,\text{cosec}\,(x\log 5)}{\tan(x\log 5) \cdot \log(1 + x^2\log 25)} = \ldots\ldots$

If the derivative of the function $f(x) = \begin{cases} ax^2 + b & \text{if } x < -1 \\ bx^2 + ax + 4 & \text{if } x \geq -1 \end{cases}$ is continuous everywhere then