Graph G is obtained by adding vertex s to K_3,4 and making s adjacent to every vertex of K_3,4. The minimum number of colours required to edge-colour G is _____.

Let A and B be two n$$ \times $$n matrices over real numbers. Let rank(M) and det(M) denote the rank and determinant of a matrix M, respectively. Consider the following statements,

I. rank(AB) = rank(A) rank(B)
II. det(AB) = det(A) det(B)
III. rank(A + B) $$ \le $$ rank(A) + rank(B)
IV. det(A + B) $$ \le $$ det(A) + det(B)

Which of the above statements are TRUE?

The number of permutations of the characters in LILAC so that no character appears in its original position, if the two L’s are indistinguishable, is _______.

Consider the functions

I. $${e^{ - x}}$$

II. $${x^2} - \sin x$$

III. $$\sqrt {{x^3} + 1} $$

Which of the above functions is/are increasing everywhere in [0,1]?