If $p$ and $q$ are positive real numbers such that $p^{2} + q^{2} = 1$,then the maximum value of $(p+q)$ is:

Let $\alpha_\theta$ and $\beta_\theta$ be the distinct roots of $2x^2 + (\cos \theta)x - 1 = 0$,where $\theta \in (0, 2\pi)$. If $m$ and $M$ are the minimum and the maximum values of $\alpha_\theta^4 + \beta_\theta^4$,then $16(M + m)$ equals:

The sum of the squares of the roots of $|x-2|^2+|x-2|-2=0$ and the squares of the roots of $x^2-2|x-3|-5=0$ is:

Let $\alpha, \beta$ be the roots of the equation $x^2 - |a|x - |b| = 0$ such that $|\alpha| < |\beta|$. If $|a| < \beta - 1$,then the positive root of $\log_{|\alpha|} \left( \frac{x^2}{\beta^2} \right) - 1 = 0$ is

If the cubic equation $x^3-ax^2+ax-1=0$ is identical with the cubic equation whose roots are the squares of the roots of the given cubic equation,then the non-zero real value of $a$ is

If the equation $x^8 - kx^2 + 3 = 0$ has a real solution,then the least integral value of $k$ is-