Let f : R $$ \to $$ R and g : R $$ \to $$ R be defined as

$$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {x + a,} & {x < 0} \cr {|x - 1|,} & {x \ge 0} \cr } } \right.$$ and

$$g(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {x + 1,} & {x < 0} \cr {{{(x - 1)}^2} + b,} & {x \ge 0} \cr } } \right.$$,

where a, b are non-negative real numbers. If (gof) (x) is continuous for all x $$\in$$ R, then a + b is equal to ____________.

Consider the statistics of two sets of observations as follows :

	Size	Mean	Variance
Observation I	10	2	2
Observation II	n	3	1

If the variance of the combined set of these two observations is $${{17} \over 9}$$, then the value of n is equal to ___________.

Let $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ {{a_1}} \cr {{a_2}} \cr } } \right]$$ and $$B = \left[ {\matrix{ {{b_1}} \cr {{b_2}} \cr } } \right]$$ be two 2 $$\times$$ 1 matrices with real entries such that A = XB, where

$$X = {1 \over {\sqrt 3 }}\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & { - 1} \cr 1 & k \cr } } \right]$$, and k$$\in$$R.

If $$a_1^2$$ + $$a_2^2$$ = $${2 \over 3}$$(b$$_1^2$$ + b$$_2^2$$) and (k² + 1) b$$_2^2$$ $$\ne$$ $$-$$2b₁b₂, then the value of k is __________.

What will be the nature of flow of water from a circular tap, when its flow rate increased from 0.18 L/min to 0.48 L/min? The radius of the tap and viscosity of water are 0.5 cm and 10^$$-$$3 Pa s, respectively. (Density of water : 10³ kg/m³)