In the feedback system shown below $${\rm{G(s) = }}{1 \over {\left( {s + 1} \right)\left( {s + 2} \right)\left( {s + 3} \right)}}$$ The positive value of 𝑘 for which the gain margin of the loop is exactly 0 dB and the phase margin of the loop is exactly zero degree is ____

The asymptotic Bode phase plot of $${\rm{G(s) = }}{k \over {\left( {s + 0.1} \right)\left( {s + 10} \right)\left( {s + {p_1}} \right)}},$$ with k and p_{1 both positive, is shown below. The value of p1 is ________}

The number and direction of encirclements around the point −1 + j0 in the complex plane by the Nyquist plot of G(s) =$${{1 - s} \over {4 + 2s}}$$ is

In an N bit flash ADC, the analog voltage is fed simultaneously to 2^N− 1 comparators. The output of the comparators is then encoded to a binary format using digital circuits. Assume that the analog voltage source V_in(whose output is being converted to digital format) has a source resistance of 75 Ω as shown in the circuit diagram below and the input capacitance of each comparator is 8 pF. The input must settle to an accuracy of 1/2 LSB even for a full scale input change for properconversion. Assume that the time taken by the thermometer to binary encoder is negligible. If the flash ADC has 8 bit resolution, which one of the following alternatives is closest to the maximum sampling rate?