Ram and Ramesh appeared in an interview for two vacancies in the same department. The probability of Ram's selection is $$1/6$$ and that of Ramesh is $$1/8$$. What is the probability that only one of them will be selected?

If any two columns of a determinant $$P = \left| {\matrix{ 4 & 7 & 8 \cr 3 & 1 & 5 \cr 9 & 6 & 2 \cr } } \right|$$ are interchanged, which one of the following statements regarding the value of the determinant is CORRECT?

Consider an ant crawling along the curve $$\,{\left( {x - 2} \right)^2} + {y^2} = 4,$$ where $$x$$ and $$y$$ are in meters. The ant starts at the point $$(4, 0)$$ and moves counter $$-$$clockwise with a speed of $$1.57$$ meters per second. The time taken by the ant to reach the point $$(2, 2)$$ is _________ (in seconds).

The velocity field on an incompressible flow is given by
$$V = \left( {{a_1}x + {a_2}y + {a_3}z} \right)i + \left( {{b_1}x + {b_2}y + {b_3}z} \right)j\,$$ $$ + \left( {{c_1}x + {c_2}y + {c_3}z} \right)k,\,\,$$
where $${{a_1} = 2}$$ and $${{c_3} = - 4.}$$ The value of $${{b_2}}$$ is ________.