If the area of a triangle is $4$ sq. units whose vertices are $(k, 0), (4, 0)$ and $(0, 2)$,then the value of $k$ is . . . . . . .

If $\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{{x_1}}&{{y_1}}&1\\{{x_2}}&{{y_2}}&1\\{{x_3}}&{{y_3}}&1\end{array}} \right| = \left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{{a_1}}&{{b_1}}&1\\{{a_2}}&{{b_2}}&1\\{{a_3}}&{{b_3}}&1\end{array}} \right|$,then the two triangles with vertices $(x_1, y_1), (x_2, y_2), (x_3, y_3)$ and $(a_1, b_1), (a_2, b_2), (a_3, b_3)$ must be:

Let $x, y, z > 0$ be the $2^{nd}, 3^{rd}, 4^{th}$ terms of a $G.P.$ respectively,and $\Delta = \begin{vmatrix} x^k & x^{k+1} & x^{k+2} \\ y^k & y^{k+1} & y^{k+2} \\ z^k & z^{k+1} & z^{k+2} \end{vmatrix} = (r-1)^2 \left(1 - \frac{1}{r^2}\right)$,where $r$ is the common ratio. Then $k = \dots$

If $a, b, c$ are in $A.P.$,then the value of $\left| \begin{array}{ccc} x+2 & x+3 & x+a \\ x+4 & x+5 & x+b \\ x+6 & x+7 & x+c \end{array} \right|$ is

If $x, y, z$ are all different and not equal to zero and $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1+x & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 1+y & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & 1+z\end{array}\right|=0$,then the value of $x^{-1}+y^{-1}+z^{-1}$ is equal to

Let $\Delta = \left| \begin{array}{ccc} 1 & \omega & 2\omega^2 \\ 2 & 2\omega^2 & 4\omega^3 \\ 3 & 3\omega^3 & 6\omega^4 \end{array} \right|$ where $\omega$ is the cube root of unity,then