Let $${n \ge 2}$$ be an integer. Take n distinct points on a circle and join each pair of points by a line segment. Colour the line segment joining every pair of adjacent points by blue and the rest by red. If the number of red and blue line segments are equal, then the value of n is

Let $${n_1}\, < {n_2}\, < \,{n_3}\, < \,{n_4}\, < {n_5}$$ be positive integers such that $${n_1}\, + {n_2}\, + \,{n_3}\, + \,{n_4}\, + {n_5}$$ = 20. Then the number of such destinct arrangements $$\,({n_1}\,,\,{n_2},\,\,{n_3},\,\,{n_4}\,,{n_5})$$ is

Let a, b, c be positive integers such that $${b \over a}$$ is an integer. If a, b, c are in geometric progression and the arithmetic mean of a, b, c is b + 2, then the value of $${{{a^2} + a - 14} \over {a + 1}}$$ is

For a point $$P$$ in the plane, Let $${d_1}\left( P \right)$$ and $${d_2}\left( P \right)$$ be the distance of the point $$P$$ from the lines $$x - y = 0$$ and $$x + y = 0$$ respectively. The area of the region $$R$$ consisting of all points $$P$$ lying in the first quadrant of the plane and satisfying $$2 \le {d_1}\left( P \right) + {d_2}\left( P \right) \le 4$$, is