If the pair of lines $$a{x^2} + 2\left( {a + b} \right)xy + b{y^2} = 0$$ lie along diameters of a circle and divide the circle into four sectors such that the area of one of the sectors is thrice the area of another sector then :

An ellipse has $$OB$$ as semi minor axis, $$F$$ and $$F$$' its focii and theangle $$FBF$$' is a right angle. Then the eccentricity of the ellipse is :

Let $$P$$ be the point $$(1, 0)$$ and $$Q$$ a point on the parabola $${y^2} = 8x$$. The locus of mid point of $$PQ$$ is :

The value of $$a$$ for which the sum of the squares of the roots of the equation
$${x^2} - \left( {a - 2} \right)x - a - 1 = 0$$ assume the least value is