Let $a, b, c, d$ be in arithmetic progression with common difference $\lambda$. If
$\left|\begin{array}{lll} x+a-c & x+b & x+a \\ x-1 & x+c & x+b \\ x-b+d & x+d & x+c \end{array}\right|=2$
then the value of $\lambda^{2}$ is equal to $.....$

If $a, b, c$ are all different and $\left| \begin{array}{ccc} a & a^3 & a^4 - 1 \\ b & b^3 & b^4 - 1 \\ c & c^3 & c^4 - 1 \end{array} \right| = 0$,then:

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 5 \\ 3 & 7 \end{bmatrix}$ and $B = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 3 \\ 4 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$,then which of the following properties holds true?

Show that $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1+a & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 1+b & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & 1+c\end{array}\right|=abc\left(1+\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}\right)=abc+bc+ca+ab$.

Let $P = [a_{ij}]$ be a $3 \times 3$ matrix and let $Q = [b_{ij}]$,where $b_{ij} = 2^{i+j} a_{ij}$ for $1 \leq i, j \leq 3$. If the determinant of $P$ is $2$,then the determinant of the matrix $Q$ is:

If $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1+\sin ^{2} \theta & \cos ^{2} \theta & 4 \sin 2 \theta \\ \sin ^{2} \theta & 1+\cos ^{2} \theta & 4 \sin 2 \theta \\ \sin ^{2} \theta & \cos ^{2} \theta & 4 \sin 2 \theta-1\end{array}\right|=0$ and $0 < \theta < \frac{\pi}{2}$,then $\cos 4 \theta$ is equal to