If 1, log₁₀(4^x $$-$$ 2) and log₁₀$$\left( {{4^x} + {{18} \over 5}} \right)$$ are in arithmetic progression for a real number x, then the value of the determinant $$\left| {\matrix{ {2\left( {x - {1 \over 2}} \right)} & {x - 1} & {{x^2}} \cr 1 & 0 & x \cr x & 1 & 0 \cr } } \right|$$ is equal to :

Consider a set of 3n numbers having variance 4. In this set, the mean of first 2n numbers is 6 and the mean of the remaining n numbers is 3. A new set is constructed by adding 1 into each of first 2n numbers, and subtracting 1 from each of the remaining n numbers. If the variance of the new set is k, then 9k is equal to __________.

Let f : [$$-$$1, 1] $$ \to $$ R be defined as f(x) = ax² + bx + c for all x$$\in$$[$$-$$1, 1], where a, b, c$$\in$$R such that f($$-$$1) = 2, f'($$-$$1) = 1 for x$$\in$$($$-$$1, 1) the maximum value of f ''(x) is $${{1 \over 2}}$$. If f(x) $$ \le $$ $$\alpha$$, x$$\in$$[$$-$$1, 1], then the least value of $$\alpha$$ is equal to _________.

Let f : [$$-$$3, 1] $$ \to $$ R be given as

$$f(x) = \left\{ \matrix{ \min \,\{ (x + 6),{x^2}\}, - 3 \le x \le 0 \hfill \cr \max \,\{ \sqrt x ,{x^2}\} ,\,0 \le x \le 1. \hfill \cr} \right.$$

If the area bounded by y = f(x) and x-axis is A, then the value of 6A is equal to ___________.