The value of the expression $$\sqrt 3 \,\cos \,ec\,{20^0} - \sec \,{20^0}$$ is equal to

The number of all possible triplets $$\left( {{a_1},\,{a_2},\,{a_3}} \right)$$ such that $${a_1} + {a_2}\,\,\cos \left( {2x} \right) + {a_3}{\sin ^2}\left( x \right) = 0\,$$ for all $$x$$ is

The expression $$2\left[ {{{\sin }^6}\left( {{\pi \over 2} + \alpha } \right) + {{\sin }^6}\left( {5\pi - \alpha } \right)} \right]$$ is equal to

$$\left( {1 + \cos {\pi \over 8}} \right)\left( {1 + \cos {{3\pi } \over 8}} \right)\left( {1 + \cos {{5\pi } \over 8}} \right)\left( {1 + \cos {{7\pi } \over 8}} \right)$$ is equal to