A quadratic function $f ( x )$ with leading coefficient 1 satisfies
$$\lim _ { x \rightarrow a } \frac { f ( x ) - ( x - a ) } { f ( x ) + ( x - a ) } = \frac { 3 } { 5 }$$
When the two roots of the equation $f ( x ) = 0$ are $\alpha$ and $\beta$, what is the value of $| \alpha - \beta |$? (Here, $a$ is a constant.) [4 points]\\
(1) 1\\
(2) 2\\
(3) 3\\
(4) 4\\
(5) 5