In a geometric progression consisting of positive terms, each term equals the sum of the next two terns. Then the common ratio of its progression is equals

In the binomial expansion of $${\left( {a - b} \right)^n},\,\,\,n \ge 5,$$ the sum of $${5^{th}}$$ and $${6^{th}}$$ terms is zero, then $$a/b$$ equals

The set S = {1, 2, 3, ........., 12} is to be partitioned into three sets A, B, C of equal size. Thus $$A \cup B \cup C = S,\,A \cap B = B \cap C = A \cap C = \phi $$. The number of ways to partition S is

If the difference between the roots of the equation $${x^2} + ax + 1 = 0$$ is less than $$\sqrt 5 ,$$ then the set of possible values of $$a$$ is