If the value of $$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} {(2 - \cos x\sqrt {\cos 2x} )^{\left( {{{x + 2} \over {{x^2}}}} \right)}}$$ is equal to e^a, then a is equal to __________.

Let f : R $$ \to $$ R satisfy the equation f(x + y) = f(x) . f(y) for all x, y $$\in$$R and f(x) $$\ne$$ 0 for any x$$\in$$R. If the function f is differentiable at x = 0 and f'(0) = 3, then

$$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{h \to 0} {1 \over h}(f(h) - 1)$$ is equal to ____________.

If the function $$f(x) = {{\cos (\sin x) - \cos x} \over {{x^4}}}$$ is continuous at each point in its domain and $$f(0) = {1 \over k}$$, then k is ____________.

Let f : R $$ \to $$ R and g : R $$ \to $$ R be defined as

$$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {x + a,} & {x < 0} \cr {|x - 1|,} & {x \ge 0} \cr } } \right.$$ and

$$g(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {x + 1,} & {x < 0} \cr {{{(x - 1)}^2} + b,} & {x \ge 0} \cr } } \right.$$,

where a, b are non-negative real numbers. If (gof) (x) is continuous for all x $$\in$$ R, then a + b is equal to ____________.