Show that the locus of a point that divides a chord of slope $$2$$ of the parabola $${y^2} = 4x$$ internally in the ratio $$1:2$$ is a parabola. Find the vertex of this parabola.

The orthocentre of the triangle formed by the lines $$xy=0$$ and $$x+y=1$$ is

Let $$a,\,b,\,c$$ be real. If $$a{x^2} + bx + c = 0$$ has two real roots $$\alpha $$ and $$\beta ,$$ where $$\alpha < - 1$$ and $$\beta > 1,$$ then show that $$1 + {c \over a} + \left| {{b \over a}} \right| < 0.$$

Find the smallest positive number $$p$$ for which the equation $$\cos \left( {p\,\sin x} \right) = \sin \left( {p\cos x} \right)$$ has a solution $$x\, \in \,\left[ {0,2\pi } \right]$$.