Let B be the centre of the circle x² + y² $$-$$ 2x + 4y + 1 = 0. Let the tangents at two points P and Q on the circle intersect at the point A(3, 1). Then 8.$$\left( {{{area\,\Delta APQ} \over {area\,\Delta BPQ}}} \right)$$ is equal to _____________.

Let f(x) be a cubic polynomial with f(1) = $$-$$10, f($$-$$1) = 6, and has a local minima at x = 1, and f'(x) has a local minima at x = $$-$$1. Then f(3) is equal to ____________.

Four identical hollow cylindrical columns of mild steel support a big structure of mass 50 $$\times$$ 10³ kg. The inner and outer radii of each column are 50 cm and 100 cm respectively. Assuming uniform local distribution, calculate the compression strain of each column. [Use Y = 2.0 $$\times$$ 10¹¹ Pa, g = 9.8 m/s²]

A current of 1.5 A is flowing through a triangle, of side 9 cm each. The magnetic field at the centroid of the triangle is :

(Assume that the current is flowing in the clockwise direction.)