Let $$y = \sqrt {{{\left( {x + 1} \right)\left( {x - 3} \right)} \over {\left( {x - 2} \right)}}} $$

Find all the real values of $$x,$$ for which $$y$$ takes real values.

If $$\alpha ,\,\beta $$ are the roots of $${x^2} + px + q = 0$$ and $$\gamma ,\,\delta $$ are the roots of $${x^2} + rx + s = 0,$$ evaluate $$\left( {\alpha - \gamma } \right)\left( {\alpha - \delta } \right)\left( {\beta - \gamma } \right)$$ $$\left( {\beta - \delta } \right)$$ in terms of $$p,\,q,\,r$$ and $$s$$.

deduce the condition that the equations have a common root.

Sketch the solution set of the following system of inequalities: $$${x^2} + {y^2} - 2x \ge 0;\,\,3x - y - 12 \le 0;\,\,y - x \le 0;\,\,y \ge 0.$$$

Solve for $$x:{4^x} - {3^{^{x - {1 \over 2}}}}\, = {3^{^{x + {1 \over 2}}}}\, - {2^{2x - 1}}$$