A ray of light passing through the point P(2, 3) reflects on the x-axis at point A and the reflected ray passes through the point Q(5, 4). Let R be the point that divides the line segment AQ internally into the ratio 2 : 1. Let the co-ordinates of the foot of the perpendicular M from R on the bisector of the angle PAQ be ($$\alpha$$, $$\beta$$). Then, the value of 7$$\alpha$$ + 3$$\beta$$ is equal to ____________.

Let $$A\left( {{3 \over {\sqrt a }},\sqrt a } \right),\,a > 0$$, be a fixed point in the xy-plane. The image of A in y-axis be B and the image of B in x-axis be C. If $$D(3\cos \theta ,a\sin \theta )$$ is a point in the fourth quadrant such that the maximum area of $$\Delta$$ACD is 12 square units, then a is equal to ____________.