The precipitation of second group sulphides in qualitative analysis is carried out with hydrogen sulphide in the presence of hydrochloric acid but not in nitric acid. Explain.

Prove that the minimum value of $${{\left( {a + x} \right)\left( {b + x} \right)} \over {\left( {c + x} \right)}},$$
$$a,b > c,x > - c$$ is $${\left( {\sqrt {a - c} + \sqrt {b - c} } \right)^2}$$.

Evaluate $$\int {{{{x^2}dx} \over {{{\left( {a + bx} \right)}^2}}}} $$

Two fair dice are tossed. Let $$x$$ be the event that the first die shows an even number and $$y$$ be the event that the second die shows an odd number. The two events $$x$$ and $$y$$ are: