If 1, log₁₀(4^x $$-$$ 2) and log₁₀$$\left( {{4^x} + {{18} \over 5}} \right)$$ are in arithmetic progression for a real number x, then the value of the determinant $$\left| {\matrix{ {2\left( {x - {1 \over 2}} \right)} & {x - 1} & {{x^2}} \cr 1 & 0 & x \cr x & 1 & 0 \cr } } \right|$$ is equal to :

If $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 3 \cr 0 & { - 1} \cr } } \right]$$, then the value of det(A⁴) + det(A¹⁰ $$-$$ (Adj(2A))¹⁰) is equal to _____________.

Let $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ {{a_1}} \cr {{a_2}} \cr } } \right]$$ and $$B = \left[ {\matrix{ {{b_1}} \cr {{b_2}} \cr } } \right]$$ be two 2 $$\times$$ 1 matrices with real entries such that A = XB, where

$$X = {1 \over {\sqrt 3 }}\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & { - 1} \cr 1 & k \cr } } \right]$$, and k$$\in$$R.

If $$a_1^2$$ + $$a_2^2$$ = $${2 \over 3}$$(b$$_1^2$$ + b$$_2^2$$) and (k² + 1) b$$_2^2$$ $$\ne$$ $$-$$2b₁b₂, then the value of k is __________.

Let $$P = \left[ {\matrix{ { - 30} & {20} & {56} \cr {90} & {140} & {112} \cr {120} & {60} & {14} \cr } } \right]$$ and

$$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 7 & {{\omega ^2}} \cr { - 1} & { - \omega } & 1 \cr 0 & { - \omega } & { - \omega + 1} \cr } } \right]$$ where

$$\omega = {{ - 1 + i\sqrt 3 } \over 2}$$, and I₃ be the identity matrix of order 3. If the
determinant of the matrix (P^$$-$$1AP$$-$$I₃)² is $$\alpha$$$$\omega$$², then the value of $$\alpha$$ is equal to ______________.