The minimum distance of a point on the curve y = x²−4 from the origin is :

If the four letter words (need not be meaningful ) are to be formed using the letters from the word “MEDITERRANEAN” such that the first letter is R and the fourth letter is E, then the total number of all such words is :

The number of distinct real roots of the equation,

$$\left| {\matrix{ {\cos x} & {\sin x} & {\sin x} \cr {\sin x} & {\cos x} & {\sin x} \cr {\sin x} & {\sin x} & {\cos x} \cr } } \right| = 0$$ in the interval $$\left[ { - {\pi \over 4},{\pi \over 4}} \right]$$ is :

An experiment is performed to determine the I - V characteristics of a Zener diode, which has a protective resistance of R = 100 $$\Omega $$, and a maximum power of dissipation rating of 1 W. The minimum voltage range of the DC source in the circuit is :