In a random experiment, a fair die is rolled until two fours are obtained in succession. The probability that the experiment will end in the fifth throw of the die is equal to :

The maximum area (in sq. units) of a rectangle having its base on the x-axis and its other two vertices on the parabola, y = 12 – x² such that the rectangle lies inside the parabola, is :

If the vertices of a hyperbola be at (–2, 0) and (2, 0) and one of its foci be at (–3, 0), then which one of the following points does not lie on this hyperbola?

Consider three boxes, each containing, 10 balls labelled 1, 2, … , 10. Suppose one ball is randomly drawn from each of the boxes. Denote by n_i, the label of the ball drawn from the i^th box, (i = 1, 2, 3). Then, the number of ways in which the balls can be chosen such that n₁ < n₂ < n₃ is :