If $$P=(x, y)$$, $${F_1} = \left( {3,0} \right),\,{F_2} = \left( { - 3,0} \right)$$ and $$16{x^2} + 25{y^2} = 400,$$ then $$P{F_1} + P{F_2}$$ equals

The number of values of $$c$$ such that the straight line $$y=4x + c$$ touches the curve $$\left( {{x^2}/4} \right) + {y^2} = 1$$ is

The angle between a pair of tangents drawn from a point $$P$$ to the parabola $${y^2} = 4ax$$ is $${45^ \circ }$$. Show that the locus of the point $$P$$ is a hyperbola.

The number of common tangents to the circles $${x^2}\, + \,{y^2} = 4$$ and $${x^2}\, + \,{y^2}\, - 6x\, - 8y = 24$$ is