If the system of linear equations $x+ ay+z\,= 3$ ; $x + 2y+ 2z\, = 6$ ; $x+5y+ 3z\, = b$ has no solution, then

The number of distinct real roots of $\left|\begin{array}{lll}\sin x & \cos x & \cos x \\ \cos x & \sin x & \cos x \\ \cos x & \cos x & \sin x\end{array}\right|=0$ in the interval $-\frac{\pi}{4} \leq x \leq \frac{\pi}{4}$ is

Evaluate the determinants

$\left|\begin{array}{ccc}0 & 1 & 2 \\ -1 & 0 & -3 \\ -2 & 3 & 0\end{array}\right|$

The system of linear equations $x + \lambda y - z = 0,\lambda x - y - z = 0\;,\;x + y - \lambda z = 0$ has a non-trivial solution for:

Let $\mathrm{A}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & \sin \theta & 1 \\ -\sin \theta & 1 & \sin \theta \\ -1 & -\sin \theta & 1\end{array}\right],$ where $0 \leq \theta \leq 2 \pi$. Then

Let the system of linear equations $x +2 y + z =2$, $\alpha x +3 y - z =\alpha,-\alpha x + y +2 z =-\alpha$ be inconsistent. Then $\alpha$ is equal to