The system of equations ${x_1} - {x_2} + {x_3} = 2,$ $\,3{x_1} - {x_2} + 2{x_3} = - 6$ and $3{x_1} + {x_2} + {x_3} = - 18$ has

If $A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 2 \\ 4 & 2\end{array}\right],$ then show that $|2 A|=4|A|$.

Find area of the triangle with vertices at the point given in each of the following: $(2,7),(1,1),(10,8)$

If $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$, $e$, $f$ are in $G.P$., then the value of $\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
  {{a^2}}&{{d^2}}&x \\ 
  {{b^2}}&{{e^2}}&y \\ 
  {{c^2}}&{{f^2}}&z 
\end{array}} \right|$ depends on

The values of $\alpha$, for which $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1 & \frac{3}{2} & \alpha+\frac{3}{2} \\ 1 & \frac{1}{3} & \alpha+\frac{1}{3} \\ 2 \alpha+3 & 3 \alpha+1 & 0\end{array}\right|=0$, lie in the interval

$\left| {\,\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{11}&{12}&{13}\\{12}&{13}&{14}\\{13}&{14}&{15}\end{array}\,} \right| = $