The solution$(s)$ of the equation $\left| \begin{matrix} x & a & b \\ a & x & a \\ b & b & x \end{matrix} \right| = 0$ is/are:

If points $(5, 5)$,$(10, k)$ and $(-5, 1)$ are collinear,then $k =$

$\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}1&a&{{a^2}}\\1&b&{{b^2}}\\1&c&{{c^2}}\end{array}} \right| = $

The area of a triangle with vertices $(-3, 0)$,$(3, 0)$,and $(0, k)$ is $9$ sq units. Find the value of $k$.

Let $[.]$,$\{.\}$ and $\operatorname{sgn}(.)$ denote the greatest integer function,fractional part function,and signum function respectively. Then,the value of the determinant $\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {[ \pi ]} & {\operatorname{amp}(1 + i\sqrt 3 )} & 1 \\ 1 & 0 & 2 \\ {\operatorname{sgn} (\cot^{ - 1}x)} & 1 & {\{ \pi \} } \end{array}} \right|$ is:

If $a_i^2 + b_i^2 + c_i^2 = 1$ for $(i = 1, 2, 3)$ and $a_i a_j + b_i b_j + c_i c_j = 0$ for $(i \ne j, i, j = 1, 2, 3)$,then the value of $\left| \begin{array}{ccc} a_1 & a_2 & a_3 \\ b_1 & b_2 & b_3 \\ c_1 & c_2 & c_3 \end{array} \right|^2$ is