If a circle C, whose radius is 3, touches externally the circle,
$${x^2} + {y^2} + 2x - 4y - 4 = 0$$ at the point (2, 2), then the length of the intercept cut by this circle C, on the x-axis is equal to :

The locus of the point of intersection of the lines, $$\sqrt 2 x - y + 4\sqrt 2 k = 0$$ and $$\sqrt 2 k\,x + k\,y - 4\sqrt 2 = 0$$ (k is any non-zero real parameter), is :

A galvanometer with its coil resistance 25 $$\Omega $$ requires a current of 1 mA for its full deflection. In order to construct an ammeter to read upto a current of 2 A, the approximate value of the shunt resistance should be :

Both the nucleus and the atom of some element arein their respective first excited states. They get de-excted by emitting photons of wavelengths ^{$$\lambda $$}N, ^{$$\lambda $$}A respectively. The ratio $${{{}^\lambda N} \over {{}^\lambda A}}$$is closest to :