Let $\alpha$ be a root of the equation $(a-c)x^2 + (b-a)x + (c-b) = 0$,where $a, b, c$ are distinct real numbers such that the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} \alpha^2 & \alpha & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & 1 \\ a & b & c \end{bmatrix}$ is singular. Then the value of $\frac{(a-c)^2}{(b-a)(c-b)} + \frac{(b-a)^2}{(a-c)(c-b)} + \frac{(c-b)^2}{(a-c)(b-a)}$ is:

If $a > 0$ and the discriminant of $ax^2 + 2bx + c$ is negative,then $\left| \begin{array}{ccc} a & b & ax + b \\ b & c & bx + c \\ ax + b & bx + c & 0 \end{array} \right|$ is

Let $|M|$ denote the determinant of a square matrix $M$. Let $g:\left[0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right] \rightarrow R$ be the function defined by $g(\theta)=\sqrt{f(\theta)-1}+\sqrt{f\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-\theta\right)-1}$,where $f(\theta)=\frac{1}{2}\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1 & \sin \theta & 1 \\ -\sin \theta & 1 & \sin \theta \\ -1 & -\sin \theta & 1\end{array}\right|+\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\sin \pi & \cos \left(\theta+\frac{\pi}{4}\right) & \tan \left(\theta-\frac{\pi}{4}\right) \\ \sin \left(\theta-\frac{\pi}{4}\right) & -\cos \frac{\pi}{2} & \log _e\left(\frac{4}{\pi}\right) \\ \cot \left(\theta+\frac{\pi}{4}\right) & \log _e\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) & \tan \pi\end{array}\right|$. Let $p(x)$ be a quadratic polynomial whose roots are the maximum and minimum values of the function $g(\theta)$,and $p(2)=2-\sqrt{2}$. Then,which of the following is/are $TRUE$?
$(A) \ p \left(\frac{3+\sqrt{2}}{4}\right) < 0$
$(B) \ p \left(\frac{1+3 \sqrt{2}}{4}\right)>0$
$(C) \ p \left(\frac{5 \sqrt{2}-1}{4}\right)>0$
$(D) \ p \left(\frac{5-\sqrt{2}}{4}\right) < 0$

For $i=1, 2, 3$ and $j=1, 2, 3$. If $a_i^2+b_i^2+c_i^2=1$,$a_i a_j+b_i b_j+c_i c_j=0$,$\forall i \neq j$ and $A=\begin{bmatrix} a_1 & a_2 & a_3 \\ b_1 & b_2 & b_3 \\ c_1 & c_2 & c_3 \end{bmatrix}$,then $\det(AA^T)=$

If the elements of matrix $A$ are the reciprocals of elements of matrix $\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & \omega & \omega^{2} \\ \omega & \omega^{2} & 1 \\ \omega^{2} & 1 & \omega\end{array}\right]$,where $\omega$ is a complex cube root of unity,then:

If $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}-1 & 7 & 0 \\ 2 & 1 & -3 \\ 3 & 4 & 1\end{array}\right|=A$, then the value of $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}13 & -11 & 5 \\ -7 & -1 & 25 \\ -21 & -3 & -15\end{array}\right|$ is: