If $n \ne 3k$ and 1, $\omega ,{\omega ^2}$ are the cube roots of unity, then $\Delta = \left| {\,\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}1&{{\omega ^n}}&{{\omega ^{2n}}}\\{{\omega ^{2n}}}&1&{{\omega ^n}}\\{{\omega ^n}}&{{\omega ^{2n}}}&1\end{array}\,} \right|$ has the value

If $\omega$ is one of the imaginary cube roots of unity, then the value of the determinant $\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}1&{{\omega ^3}}&{{\omega ^2}}\\ {{\omega ^3}}&1&\omega \\{{\omega ^2}}&\omega &1\end{array}} \right|$ $=$

In a third order determinant, each element of the first column consists of sum of two terms, each element of the second column consists of sum of three terms and each element of the third column consists of sum of four terms. Then it can be decomposed into $n $determinants, where $ n$  has the value

Let $a_1,a_2,a_3,....,a_{10}$ be in $G.P.$ with $a_i > 0$ for $i = 1, 2,....,10$ and $S$ be the set of pairs $(r,k), r, k \in N$ (the set of natural numbers) for which

$\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
  {{{\log }_e}\,a_1^ra_2^k}&{{{\log }_e}\,a_2^ra_3^k}&{{{\log }_e}\,a_3^ra_4^k} \\
  {{{\log }_e}\,a_4^ra_5^k}&{{{\log }_e}\,a_5^ra_6^k}&{{{\log }_e}\,a_6^ra_7^k} \\ 
  {{{\log }_e}\,a_7^ra_8^k}&{{{\log }_e}\,a_8^ra_9^k}&{{{\log }_e}\,a_9^ra_{10}^k} 
\end{array}} \right| = 0$

Then the number of elements in $S$, is

The values of $a$ and $b$, for which the system of equations    $2 x+3 y+6 z=8$   ;  $x+2 y+a z=5$     ;  $3 x+5 y+9 z=b$  has no solution, are:

$\left| {\,\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}x&4&{y + z}\\y&4&{z + x}\\z&4&{x + y}\end{array}\,} \right| = $