If a + x = b + y = c + z + 1, where a, b, c, x, y, z
are non-zero distinct real numbers, then
$$\left| {\matrix{ x & {a + y} & {x + a} \cr y & {b + y} & {y + b} \cr z & {c + y} & {z + c} \cr } } \right|$$ is equal to :

If the system of linear equations
x + y + 3z = 0
x + 3y + k²z = 0
3x + y + 3z = 0
has a non-zero solution (x, y, z) for some k $$ \in $$ R, then x + $$\left( {{y \over z}} \right)$$ is equal to :

If the minimum and the maximum values of the function $$f:\left[ {{\pi \over 4},{\pi \over 2}} \right] \to R$$, defined by
$$f\left( \theta \right) = \left| {\matrix{ { - {{\sin }^2}\theta } & { - 1 - {{\sin }^2}\theta } & 1 \cr { - {{\cos }^2}\theta } & { - 1 - {{\cos }^2}\theta } & 1 \cr {12} & {10} & { - 2} \cr } } \right|$$ are m and M respectively, then the ordered pair (m,M) is equal to :

Let $$\lambda \in $$ R . The system of linear equations
2x₁ - 4x₂ + $$\lambda $$x₃ = 1
x₁ - 6x₂ + x₃ = 2
$$\lambda $$x₁ - 10x₂ + 4x₃ = 3
is inconsistent for: