In the expansion of $${\left( {{x \over {\cos \theta }} + {1 \over {x\sin \theta }}} \right)^{16}}$$, if $${\ell _1}$$ is the least value of the term independent of x when $${\pi \over 8} \le \theta \le {\pi \over 4}$$ and $${\ell _2}$$ is the least value of the term independent of x when $${\pi \over {16}} \le \theta \le {\pi \over 8}$$, then the ratio $${\ell _2}$$ : $${\ell _1}$$ is equal to :

If $$\alpha $$ and $$\beta $$ be the coefficients of x⁴ and x² respectively in the expansion of
$${\left( {x + \sqrt {{x^2} - 1} } \right)^6} + {\left( {x - \sqrt {{x^2} - 1} } \right)^6}$$, then

The coefficient of x⁷ in the expression
(1 + x)¹⁰ + x(1 + x)⁹ + x²(1 + x)⁸ + ......+ x¹⁰ is:

The greatest positive integer k, for which 49^k + 1 is a factor of the sum
49¹²⁵ + 49¹²⁴ + ..... + 49² + 49 + 1, is: