The locus of the mid-point of a chord of the circle $${x^2} + {y^2} = 4$$ which subtends a right angle at the origin is

The abscissa of the two points A and B are the roots of the equation $${x^2}\, + \,2ax\, - {b^2} = 0$$ and their ordinates are the roots of the equation $${x^2}\, + \,2px\, - {q^2} = 0$$. Find the equation and the radius of the circle with AB as diameter.

If $$\alpha $$ be a repeated root of a quadratic equation $$f(x)=0$$ and $$A(x), B(x)$$ and $$C(x)$$ be polynomials of degree $$3$$, $$4$$ and $$5$$ respectively,
then show that $$\left| {\matrix{ {A\left( x \right)} & {B\left( x \right)} & {C\left( x \right)} \cr {A\left( \alpha \right)} & {B\left( \alpha \right)} & {C\left( \alpha \right)} \cr {A'\left( \alpha \right)} & {B'\left( \alpha \right)} & {C'\left( \alpha \right)} \cr } } \right|$$ is
divisible by $$f(x)$$, where prime denotes the derivatives.

For a triangle $$ABC$$ it is given that $$\cos A + \cos B + \cos C = {3 \over 2}$$. Prove that the triangle is equilateral.