Consider the quadratic function $$y = - x ^ { 2 } - a x + 3 .$$ (1) If $a > 0$ and the maximum value of function (1) is 7 , then $a = \square$. In this case, the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph is $x = \mathbf { B C }$, and the $x$-coordinates of the points of intersection of this graph and the $x$-axis are $\mathbf { D E } \pm \sqrt { \mathbf { F } }.$ (2) If the curve obtained by translating the graph of function (1) by 2 in the $x$-direction and by $-3$ in the $y$-direction passes through $( - 3 , - 5 )$, then $a =$ $\square$ G.
Consider the quadratic function
$$y = - x ^ { 2 } - a x + 3 .$$
(1) If $a > 0$ and the maximum value of function (1) is 7 , then $a = \square$. In this case, the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph is $x = \mathbf { B C }$, and the $x$-coordinates of the points of intersection of this graph and the $x$-axis are $\mathbf { D E } \pm \sqrt { \mathbf { F } }.$
(2) If the curve obtained by translating the graph of function (1) by 2 in the $x$-direction and by $-3$ in the $y$-direction passes through $( - 3 , - 5 )$, then $a =$ $\square$ G.