A root of the equation $\left| {\,\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{3 – x}&{ – 6}&3\\{ – 6}&{3 – x}&3\\3&3&{ – 6 – x}\end{array}\,} \right| = 0$ is

Let $x, y, z > 0$ are respectively $2^{nd}, 3^{rd}, 4^{th}$ term of $G.P.$ and $\Delta  = \left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
{{X^k}}&{{X^{k + 1}}}&{{X^{k + 2}}}\\
{{Y^k}}&{{Y^{k + 1}}}&{{Y^{k + 2}}}\\
{{Z^k}}&{{Z^{k + 1}}}&{{Z^{k + 2}}}
\end{array}} \right| = {\left( {r – 1} \right)^2}\left( {1 – \frac{1}{{{r^2}}}} \right)$ , (where $r$ is common ratio), then $k=$ …….

For the system of linear equations $a x+y+z=1$, $x+a y+z=1, x+y+a z=\beta$, which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?

The value of $'a'$ for which the system of equation  $a^3x + (a + 1)^3y + (a + 2)^3 z = 0$ ; $ax + (a + 1)y + (a + 2)z = 0$ ; $x + y + z = 0$  has a non-zero solution is :-

If $a,b,c$ and $d $ are complex numbers, then the determinant $\Delta = \left| {\,\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}2&{a + b + c + d}&{ab + cd}\\{a + b + c + d}&{2(a + b)(c + d)}&{ab(c + d) + cd(a + b)}\\{ab + cd}&{ab(c + d) + cd(a + d)}&{2abcd}\end{array}} \right|$is