The numbers of pairs (a, b) of real numbers, such that whenever $$\alpha$$ is a root of the equation x² + ax + b = 0, $$\alpha$$² $$-$$ 2 is also a root of this equation, is :

Let S_n = 1 . (n $$-$$ 1) + 2 . (n $$-$$ 2) + 3 . (n $$-$$ 3) + ..... + (n $$-$$ 1) . 1, n $$\ge$$ 4.

The sum $$\sum\limits_{n = 4}^\infty {\left( {{{2{S_n}} \over {n!}} - {1 \over {(n - 2)!}}} \right)} $$ is equal to :

Let P₁, P₂, ......, P₁₅ be 15 points on a circle. The number of distinct triangles formed by points P_i, P_j, P_k such that i +j + k $$\ne$$ 15, is :

The range of the function,

$$f(x) = {\log _{\sqrt 5 }}\left( {3 + \cos \left( {{{3\pi } \over 4} + x} \right) + \cos \left( {{\pi \over 4} + x} \right) + \cos \left( {{\pi \over 4} - x} \right) - \cos \left( {{{3\pi } \over 4} - x} \right)} \right)$$ is :