If $S_{r} = \left|\begin{array}{ccc} 2r & x & n(n+1) \\ 6r^{2}-1 & y & n^{2}(2n+3) \\ 4r^{3}-2nr & z & n^{3}(n+1) \end{array}\right|$, then the value of $\sum_{r=1}^{n} S_{r}$ is independent of

If $y(x) = \left| \begin{array}{ccc} \sin x & \cos x & \sin x + \cos x + 1 \\ 27 & 28 & 27 \\ 1 & 1 & 1 \end{array} \right|$,$x \in R$,then $\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2} + y$ is equal to

For some $a, b$,let $f(x) = \left|\begin{array}{ccc} a+\frac{\sin x}{x} & 1 & b \\ a & 1+\frac{\sin x}{x} & b \\ a & 1 & b+\frac{\sin x}{x} \end{array}\right|, \quad x \neq 0$. If $\lim_{x \rightarrow 0} f(x) = \lambda + \mu a + \nu b$,then $(\lambda + \mu + \nu)^2$ is equal to:

The rank of the matrix $\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & 2 \\ 0 & 1 & -2 \\ 1 & -1 & 4 \\ 2 & 2 & 8\end{array}\right]$ is

Let $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & -1 & -3 \\ 0 & 1 & 1 & k-1 \\ 0 & 0 & k-1 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$ and $k \in R$. Then,the value of $k$,if it exists,for which the rank of $A$ is $2$,is

$A$ is a singular matrix of order $5$. $B$ is another matrix having the rank $\rho(B)$ equal to the rank $\rho(A)$, and $B$ has a non-zero minor of order $3$. Then which one of the following is true?