The number of distinct real roots of $$\left| {\matrix{ {\sin x} & {\cos x} & {\cos x} \cr {\cos x} & {\sin x} & {\cos x} \cr {\cos x} & {\cos x} & {\sin x} \cr } } \right|\,$$
$$\, = 0$$ in the interval $$ - {\pi \over 4} \le x \le {\pi \over 4}$$ is

If $$\alpha + \beta = \pi /2$$ and $$\beta + \gamma = \alpha ,$$ then $$\tan \,\alpha \,$$ equals

Let $$f\left( \theta \right) = \sin \theta \left( {\sin \theta + \sin 3\theta } \right)$$. Then $$f\left( \theta \right)$$ is

In a triangle $$PQR,\angle R = \pi /2$$. If $$\,\,\tan \left( {P/2} \right)$$ and $$\tan \left( {Q/2} \right)$$ are the roots of the equation $$a{x^2} + bx + c = 0\left( {a \ne 0} \right)$$ then.