If the arithmetic mean and geometric mean of the p^th and q^th terms of the
sequence $$-$$16, 8, $$-$$4, 2, ...... satisfy the equation
4x² $$-$$ 9x + 5 = 0, then p + q is equal to __________.

If $${I_{m,n}} = \int\limits_0^1 {{x^{m - 1}}{{(1 - x)}^{n - 1}}dx} $$, for m, $$n \ge 1$$, and
$$\int\limits_0^1 {{{{x^{m - 1}} + {x^{n - 1}}} \over {{{(1 + x)}^{m + 1}}}}} dx = \alpha {I_{m,n}}\alpha \in R$$, then $$\alpha$$ equals ___________.

Let X₁, X₂, ......., X₁₈ be eighteen observations such
that $$\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{18} {({X_i} - } \alpha ) = 36$$ and $$\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{18} {({X_i} - } \beta {)^2} = 90$$, where $$\alpha$$ and $$\beta$$ are distinct real numbers. If the standard deviation of these observations is 1, then the value of | $$\alpha$$ $$-$$ $$\beta$$ | is ____________.

Let a be an integer such that all the real roots of the polynomial
2x⁵ + 5x⁴ + 10x³ + 10x² + 10x + 10 lie in the interval (a, a + 1). Then, |a| is equal to ___________.