Let $$A$$ be and n$$ \times $$n matrix of the folowing form.

What is the value of the determinant of $$A$$?

Consider the following system of linear equations $$$\left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 1 & { - 4} \cr 4 & 3 & { - 12} \cr 1 & 2 & { - 8} \cr } } \right]\left[ {\matrix{ x \cr y \cr z \cr } } \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ \alpha \cr 5 \cr 7 \cr } } \right]$$$

Notice that the second and the third columns of the coefficient matrix are linearly dependent. For how many values of $$\alpha $$, does this system of equations have infinitely many solutions?

Obtain the eigen values of the matrix $$$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 2 & {34} & {49} \cr 0 & 2 & {43} & {94} \cr 0 & 0 & { - 2} & {104} \cr 0 & 0 & 0 & { - 1} \cr } } \right]$$$

The rank of the matrix given below is: $$$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 4 & 8 & 7 \cr 0 & 0 & 3 & 0 \cr 4 & 2 & 3 & 1 \cr 3 & {12} & {24} & {2} \cr } } \right]$$$