$\left| {\,\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{a - b}&{b - c}&{c - a}\\{x - y}&{y - z}&{z - x}\\{p - q}&{q - r}&{r - p}\end{array}\,} \right| = $
$a(x + y + z) + b(p + q + r) + c$
$0$
$abc + xyz + pqr$
None of these
The value of the determinant given below $\left| {{\rm{ }}\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}1&2&3\\3&5&7\\8&{14}&{20}\end{array}} \right|$ is
The system of equations $-k x+3 y-14 z=25$ $-15 x+4 y-k z=3$ $-4 x+y+3 z=4$ is consistent for all $k$ in the set
The value of $\lambda$ and $\mu$ such that the system of equations $x+y+z=6,3 x+5 y+5 z=26, x+2 y+\lambda z=\mu$ has no solution, are :
Let the area of the triangle with vertices $A (1, \alpha)$, $B (\alpha, 0)$ and $C (0, \alpha)$ be $4\, sq.$ units. If the point $(\alpha,-\alpha),(-\alpha, \alpha)$ and $\left(\alpha^{2}, \beta\right)$ are collinear, then $\beta$ is equal to