Let the area of the triangle with vertices A(1, $$\alpha$$), B($$\alpha$$, 0) and C(0, $$\alpha$$) be 4 sq. units. If the points ($$\alpha$$, $$-$$$$\alpha$$), ($$-$$$$\alpha$$, $$\alpha$$) and ($$\alpha$$², $$\beta$$) are collinear, then $$\beta$$ is equal to :

The number of distinct real roots of the equation

x⁷ $$-$$ 7x $$-$$ 2 = 0 is

A random variable X has the following probability distribution :

The value of P(1 < X < 4 | X $$\le$$ 2) is equal to :

The number of solutions of the equation

$$\cos \left( {x + {\pi \over 3}} \right)\cos \left( {{\pi \over 3} - x} \right) = {1 \over 4}{\cos ^2}2x$$, $$x \in [ - 3\pi ,3\pi ]$$ is :