If the characteristic polynomial of a $$3 \times 3$$ matrix $$M$$ over $$R$$(the set of real numbers) is $${\lambda ^3} - 4{\lambda ^2} + a\lambda + 30.\,a \in R,$$ and one eigenvalue of $$M$$ is $$2,$$ then the largest among the absolute values of the eigenvalues of $$M$$ is ________.

Let $$A$$ be $$n\,\, \times \,\,n$$ real valued square symmetric matrix of rank $$2$$ with $$\sum\limits_{i = 1}^n {\sum\limits_{j = 1}^n {A_{ij}^2 = 50.} } $$
Consider the following statements.
$$(I)$$ One eigenvalue must be in $$\left[ { - 5,5} \right]$$
$$(II)$$ The eigenvalue with the largest magnitude must be strictly greater than $$5$$
Which of the above statements about engenvalues of $$A$$ is/are necessarily correct?

The value of the expression $${13^{99}}$$ ($$mod$$ $$17$$), in the range $$0$$ to $$16,$$ is ______________ .

Let $${A_1},\,{A_2},\,{A_3}$$ and $${A_4}$$ be four matrices of dimensions $$10 \times 5,\,5 \times 20,\,20 \times 10,$$ and $$10 \times 5,$$ respectively. The minimum number of scalar multiplications required to find the product $${A_1}{A_2}{A_3}{A_4}$$ using the basic matrix multiplication method is _________.