Let $$M = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 & 1 & a \cr 1 & 2 & 3 \cr 3 & b & 1 \cr } } \right]$$ and

adj $$M = \left[ {\matrix{ { - 1} & 1 & { - 1} \cr 8 & { - 6} & 2 \cr { - 5} & 3 & { - 1} \cr } } \right]$$

where a and b are real numbers. Which of the following options is/are correct?

Let f : R $$ \to $$ R be given by

$$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{x^5} + 5{x^4} + 10{x^3} + 10{x^2} + 3x + 1,} & {x < 0;} \cr {{x^2} - x + 1,} & {0 \le x < 1;} \cr {{2 \over 3}{x^3} - 4{x^2} + 7x - {8 \over 3},} & {1 \le x < 3;} \cr {(x - 2){{\log }_e}(x - 2) - x + {{10} \over 3},} & {x \ge 3;} \cr } } \right\}$$

Then which of the following options is/are correct?

Let S be the sample space of all 3 $$ \times $$ 3 matrices with entries from the set {0, 1}. Let the events E₁ and E₂ be given by

E₁ = {A$$ \in $$S : det A = 0} and

E₂ = {A$$ \in $$S : sum of entries of A is 7}.

If a matrix is chosen at random from S, then the conditional probability P(E₁ | E₂) equals ...............

Let the point B be the reflection of the point A(2, 3) with respect to the line $$8x - 6y - 23 = 0$$. Let $$\Gamma_{A} $$ and $$\Gamma_{B} $$ be circles of radii 2 and 1 with centres A and B respectively. Let T be a common tangent to the circles $$\Gamma_{A} $$ and $$\Gamma_{B} $$ such that both the circles are on the same side of T. If C is the point of intersection of T and the line passing through A and B, then the length of the line segment AC is .................