Let S be the set of all complex numbers z satisfying $$\left| {z - 2 + i} \right| \ge \sqrt 5 $$. If the complex number z₀ is such that $${1 \over {\left| {{z_0} - 1} \right|}}$$ is the maximum of the set $$\left\{ {{1 \over {\left| {{z_0} - 1} \right|}}:z \in S} \right\}$$, then the principal argument of $${{4 - {z_0} - {{\overline z }_0}} \over {{z_0} - {{\overline z }_0} + 2i}}$$ is

Let $$M = \left[ {\matrix{ {{{\sin }^4}\theta } \cr {1 + {{\cos }^2}\theta } \cr } \matrix{ { - 1 - {{\sin }^2}\theta } \cr {{{\cos }^4}\theta } \cr } } \right] = \alpha I + \beta {M^{ - 1}}$$,

where $$\alpha $$ = $$\alpha $$($$\theta $$) and $$\beta $$ = $$\beta $$($$\theta $$) are real numbers, and I is the 2 $$ \times $$ 2 identity matrix. If $$\alpha $$^* is the minimum of the set {$$\alpha $$($$\theta $$) : $$\theta $$ $$ \in $$ [0, 2$$\pi $$)} and {$$\beta $$($$\theta $$) : $$\theta $$ $$ \in $$ [0, 2$$\pi $$)}, then the value of $$\alpha $$^* + $$\beta $$^* is

A line y = mx + 1 intersects the circle $${(x - 3)^2} + {(y + 2)^2}$$ = 25 at the points P and Q. If the midpoint of the line segment PQ has x-coordinate $$ - {3 \over 5}$$, then which one of the following options is correct?

The area of the region

{(x, y) : xy $$ \le $$ 8, 1 $$ \le $$ y $$ \le $$ x²} is

Let $$\Gamma $$ denote a curve y = y(x) which is in the first quadrant and let the point (1, 0) lie on it. Let the tangent to I` at a point P intersect the y-axis at Y<sub>P</sub>. If PY<sub>P</sub> has length 1 for each point P on I`, then which of the following options is/are correct?

Define the collections {E₁, E₂, E₃, ...} of ellipses and {R₁, R₂, R₃.....} of rectangles as follows :

$${E_1}:{{{x^2}} \over 9} + {{{y^2}} \over 4} = 1$$

R₁ : rectangle of largest area, with sides parallel to the axes, inscribed in E₁;

En : ellipse $${{{x^2}} \over {a_n^2}} + {{{y^2}} \over {b_n^2}} = 1$$ of the largest area inscribed in $${R_{n - 1}},n > 1$$;

R_n : rectangle of largest area, with sides parallel to the axes, inscribed in E_n, n > 1.

Then which of the following options is/are correct?

In a non-right-angled triangle $$\Delta $$PQR, let p, q, r denote the lengths of the sides opposite to the angles At P, Q, R respectively. The median from R meets the side PQ at S, the perpendicular from P meets the side QR at E, and RS and PE intersect at O. If p = $${\sqrt 3 }$$, q = 1, and the radius of the circumcircle of the $$\Delta $$PQR equals 1, then which of the following options is/are correct?

Let $$\alpha $$ and $$\beta $$ be the roots of$${x^2} - x - 1 = 0$$, with $$\alpha $$ > $$\beta $$. For all positive integers n, define

$${a_n} = {{{\alpha ^n} - {\beta ^n}} \over {\alpha - \beta }},\,n \ge 1$$

$${b_1} = 1\,and\,{b_n} = {a_{n - 1}} + {a_{n + 1}},\,n \ge 2$$

Then which of the following options is/are correct?

Let L₁ and L₂ denote the lines

$$r = \widehat i + \lambda ( - \widehat i + 2\widehat j + 2\widehat k)$$, $$\lambda $$$$ \in $$ R

and $$r = \mu (2\widehat i - \widehat j + 2\widehat k),\,\mu \in R$$

respectively. If L₃ is a line which is perpendicular to both L₁ and L₂ and cuts both of them, then which of the following options describe(s) L₃?

There are three bags B₁, B₂ and B₃. The bag B₁ contains 5 red and 5 green balls, B₂ contains 3 red and 5 green balls, and B₃ contains 5 red and 3 green balls. Bags B₁, B₂ and B₃ have probabilities $${3 \over {10}}$$, $${3 \over {10}}$$ and $${4 \over {10}}$$ respectively of being chosen. A bag is selected at random and a ball is chosen at random from the bag. Then which of the following options is/are correct?

Let $$M = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 & 1 & a \cr 1 & 2 & 3 \cr 3 & b & 1 \cr } } \right]$$ and

adj $$M = \left[ {\matrix{ { - 1} & 1 & { - 1} \cr 8 & { - 6} & 2 \cr { - 5} & 3 & { - 1} \cr } } \right]$$

where a and b are real numbers. Which of the following options is/are correct?

Let f : R $$ \to $$ R be given by

$$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{x^5} + 5{x^4} + 10{x^3} + 10{x^2} + 3x + 1,} & {x < 0;} \cr {{x^2} - x + 1,} & {0 \le x < 1;} \cr {{2 \over 3}{x^3} - 4{x^2} + 7x - {8 \over 3},} & {1 \le x < 3;} \cr {(x - 2){{\log }_e}(x - 2) - x + {{10} \over 3},} & {x \ge 3;} \cr } } \right\}$$

Then which of the following options is/are correct?

Let S be the sample space of all 3 $$ \times $$ 3 matrices with entries from the set {0, 1}. Let the events E₁ and E₂ be given by

E₁ = {A$$ \in $$S : det A = 0} and

E₂ = {A$$ \in $$S : sum of entries of A is 7}.

If a matrix is chosen at random from S, then the conditional probability P(E₁ | E₂) equals ...............

Let the point B be the reflection of the point A(2, 3) with respect to the line $$8x - 6y - 23 = 0$$. Let $$\Gamma_{A} $$ and $$\Gamma_{B} $$ be circles of radii 2 and 1 with centres A and B respectively. Let T be a common tangent to the circles $$\Gamma_{A} $$ and $$\Gamma_{B} $$ such that both the circles are on the same side of T. If C is the point of intersection of T and the line passing through A and B, then the length of the line segment AC is .................

Let $$\omega \ne 1$$ be a cube root of unity. Then the minimum of the set $$\{ {\left| {a + b\omega + c{\omega ^2}} \right|^2}:a,b,c$$ distinct non-zero integers} equals ..................

If $$I = {2 \over \pi }\int\limits_{ - \pi /4}^{\pi /4} {{{dx} \over {(1 + {e^{\sin x}})(2 - \cos 2x)}}} $$, then 27I² equals .................

Three lines are given by

$$r = \lambda \widehat i,\,\lambda \in R$$,

$$r = \mu (\widehat i + \widehat j),\,\mu \in R$$ and

$$r = v(\widehat i + \widehat j + \widehat k),\,v\, \in R$$

Let the lines cut the plane x + y + z = 1 at the points A, B and C respectively. If the area of the triangle ABC is $$\Delta $$ then the value of (6$$\Delta $$)² equals ..............

Let AP(a; d) denote the set of all the terms of an infinite arithmetic progression with first term a and common difference d > 0. If $$AP(1;3) \cap AP(2;5) \cap AP(3;7)$$ = AP(a ; d), then a + d equals ..............