Suppose $a_1, a_2, \dots$ are real numbers,with $a_1 \neq 0$. If $a_1, a_2, a_3, \dots$ are in $A.P.$,then:

Let $\omega$ be the complex number $\cos \frac{2 \pi}{3} + i \sin \frac{2 \pi}{3}$. Then the number of distinct complex numbers $z$ satisfying $\left|\begin{array}{ccc} z+1 & \omega & \omega^2 \\ \omega & z+\omega^2 & 1 \\ \omega^2 & 1 & z+\omega \end{array}\right| = 0$ is equal to

If $\left| \begin{array}{ccc} a & a^2 & 1 + a^3 \\ b & b^2 & 1 + b^3 \\ c & c^2 & 1 + c^3 \end{array} \right| = 0$ and the vectors $\vec{a} = (1, a, a^2)$,$\vec{b} = (1, b, b^2)$,and $\vec{c} = (1, c, c^2)$ are non-coplanar,then $abc$ is equal to

Let $A$ be a square matrix of order $2$ such that $|A|=2$ and the sum of its diagonal elements is $-3$. If the points $(x, y)$ satisfying $A^2+xA+yI=0$ lie on a hyperbola,whose transverse axis is parallel to the $x$-axis,eccentricity is $e$ and the length of the latus rectum is $\ell$,then $e^4+\ell^4$ is equal to?

The value of $\left|\begin{array}{cc}\log _5 729 & \log _3 5 \\ \log _5 27 & \log _9 25\end{array}\right| \times \left|\begin{array}{cc}\log _3 5 & \log _{27} 5 \\ \log _5 9 & \log _5 9\end{array}\right|$ is

For any $3 \times 3$ matrix $M$,let $| M |$ denote the determinant of $M$. Let $E=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 2 & 3 & 4 \\ 8 & 13 & 18 \end{bmatrix}$,$P=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$ and $F=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 3 & 2 \\ 8 & 18 & 13 \\ 2 & 4 & 3 \end{bmatrix}$. If $Q$ is a nonsingular matrix of order $3 \times 3$,then which of the following statements is (are) $TRUE$?
$(A)$ $F = PEP$ and $P^2 = I$
$(B)$ $| EQ + PFQ^{-1} | = | EQ | + | PFQ^{-1} |$
$(C)$ $|(EF)^3| > |EF|^2$
$(D)$ The sum of the diagonal entries of $P^{-1}EP + F$ is equal to the sum of the diagonal entries of $E + P^{-1}FP$