The number of distinct real roots of $${x^4} - 4{x^3} + 12{x^2} + x - 1 = 0$$

Let $$\omega = {e^{{{i\pi } \over 3}}}$$, and a, b, c, x, y, z be non-zero complex numbers such that
$$a + b + c = x$$
$$a + b\omega + c{\omega ^2} = y$$
$$a + b{\omega ^2} + c\omega = z$$

Then the value of $${{{{\left| x \right|}^2} + {{\left| y \right|}^2} + {{\left| z \right|}^2}} \over {{{\left| a \right|}^2} + {{\left| b \right|}^2} + {{\left| c \right|}^2}}}$$ is

A value of $$b$$ for which the equations $$$\matrix{ {{x^2} + bx - 1 = 0} \cr {{x^2} + x + b = 0} \cr } $$$

have one root in common is

The straight line 2x - 3y = 1 divides the circular region $${x^2}\, + \,{y^2}\, \le \,6$$ into two parts.
If $$S = \left\{ {\left( {2,\,{3 \over 4}} \right),\,\left( {{5 \over 2},\,{3 \over 4}} \right),\,\left( {{1 \over 4} - \,{1 \over 4}} \right),\,\left( {{1 \over 8},\,{1 \over 4}} \right)} \right\}$$ then the number of points (s) in S lying inside the smaller part is