For a real number $$\alpha $$, if the system

$$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & \alpha & {{\alpha ^2}} \cr \alpha & 1 & \alpha \cr {{\alpha ^2}} & \alpha & 1 \cr } } \right]\left[ {\matrix{ x \cr y \cr z \cr } } \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 \cr { - 1} \cr 1 \cr } } \right]$$

of linear equations, has infinitely many solutions, then 1 + $$\alpha $$ + $$\alpha $$² =

The sides of a right angled triangle are in arithmetic progression. If the triangle has area 24, then what is the length of its smallest side?

Let f : R $$ \to $$ R be a differentiable function such that f(0) = 0, $$f\left( {{\pi \over 2}} \right) = 3$$ and f'(0) = 1.

If $$g(x) = \int\limits_x^{\pi /2} {[f'(t)\text{cosec}\,t - \cot t\,\text{cosec}\,t\,f(t)]dt} $$

for $$x \in \left( {0,\,{\pi \over 2}} \right]$$, then $$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 0} g(x)$$ =

For how many values of p, the circle x² + y² + 2x + 4y $$-$$ p = 0 and the coordinate axes have exactly three common points?