The volume of the parallelopiped whose sides are given by
$$\overrightarrow {OA} = 2i - 2j,\,\overrightarrow {OB} = i + j - k,\,\overrightarrow {OC} = 3i - k,$$ is

If the letters of the word "Assassin" are written down at random in a row, the probability that no two S's occur together is $$1/35$$

Fifteen coupons are numbered $$1, 2 ........15,$$ respectively. Seven coupons are selected at random one at a time with replacement. The probability that the largest number appearing on a selected coupon is $$9,$$ is

Find the area bounded by the $$x$$-axis, part of the curve $$y = \left( {1 + {8 \over {{x^2}}}} \right)$$ and
the ordinates at $$x=2$$ and $$x=4$$. If the ordinate at $$x=a$$ divides the area into two equal parts, find $$a$$.