The largest value of the non-negative integer a for which $$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 1} {\left\{ {{{ - ax + \sin (x - 1) + a} \over {x + \sin (x - 1) - 1}}} \right\}^{{{1 - x} \over {1 - \sqrt x }}}} = {1 \over 4}$$ is

Let f : R $$\to$$ R and g : R $$\to$$ R be respectively given by f(x) = | x | + 1 and g(x) = x² + 1. Define h : R $$\to$$ R by $$h(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {\max \{ f(x),g(x)\} ,} & {if\,x \le 0.} \cr {\min \{ f(x),g(x)\} ,} & {if\,x > 0.} \cr } } \right.$$

The number of points at which h(x) is not differentiable is

Airplanes A and B are flying with constant velocity in the same vertical plane at angles $$30^\circ $$ and $$60^\circ $$ with respect to the horizontal respectively as shown in the figure. The speed of A is $$100\sqrt 3 $$ m/s. At time t = 0 s, an observer in A finds B at a distance of 500 m. This observer sees B moving with a constant velocity perpendicular to the line of motion of A. If at t = t₀, A just escapes being hit by B, t₀ in seconds is

A parallel plate capacitor has a dielectric slab of dielectric constant $$K$$ between its plates that covers $$1/3$$ of the area of its plates, as shown in the figure. The total capacitance of the capacitor is $$C$$ while that of the portion with dielectric in between is $${C_1}.$$ When the capacitor is charged, the plate area covered by the dielectric gets charge $${Q_1}$$ and the rest of the area gets charge $${Q_2}.$$ The electric field in the dielectric is $${E_1}$$ and that in the other portion is $${E_2}.$$ Choose the correct option/ options, ignoring edge effects.