If a, b, c be three distinct real numbers in G.P. and a + b + c = xb , then x cannot be

If the fractional part of the number $$\left\{ {{{{2^{403}}} \over {15}}} \right\} is \, {k \over {15}}$$, then k is equal to :

5 students of a class have an average height 150 cm and variance 18 cm². A new student, whose height is 156 cm, joined them. The variance (in cm²) of the height of these six students is :

Let f : R $$ \to $$ R be a function defined as
$$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ 5 & ; & {x \le 1} \cr {a + bx} & ; & {1 < x < 3} \cr {b + 5x} & ; & {3 \le x < 5} \cr {30} & ; & {x \ge 5} \cr } } \right.$$

Then, f is