Let A be a 3 $$\times$$ 3 matrix with det(A) = 4. Let R_i denote the i^th row of A. If a matrix B is obtained by performing the operation R₂ $$ \to $$ 2R₂ + 5R₃ on 2A, then det(B) is equal to :

If $$\alpha$$, $$\beta$$ $$\in$$ R are such that 1 $$-$$ 2i (here i² = $$-$$1) is a root of z² + $$\alpha$$z + $$\beta$$ = 0, then ($$\alpha$$ $$-$$ $$\beta$$) is equal to :

The minimum value of $$f(x) = {a^{{a^x}}} + {a^{1 - {a^x}}}$$, where a, $$x \in R$$ and a > 0, is equal to :

If $${I_n} = \int\limits_{{\pi \over 4}}^{{\pi \over 2}} {{{\cot }^n}x\,dx} $$, then :