$f(x) = \left| \begin{array}{ccc} \sin^2 x & -2 + \cos^2 x & \cos 2x \\ 2 + \sin^2 x & \cos^2 x & \cos 2x \\ \sin^2 x & \cos^2 x & 1 + \cos 2x \end{array} \right|, x \in [0, \pi]$. The maximum value of $f(x)$ is equal to $.....$

Let $f(x) = \left|\begin{array}{ccc} a & -1 & 0 \\ ax & a & -1 \\ ax^2 & ax & a \end{array}\right|$,where $a \in R$. Then the sum of the squares of all the values of $a$ for which $2f'(10) - f'(5) + 100 = 0$ is:

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & x \\ 4 & -1 & 7 \\ 2 & 4 & -6 \end{bmatrix}$ and the rank of $A$ is $2$,then the value of $x$ is equal to

If $a_1, a_2, a_3, \dots, a_n$ form a geometric progression,find the value of the determinant: $\left| \begin{array}{ccc} \log a_n & \log a_{n+1} & \log a_{n+2} \\ \log a_{n+3} & \log a_{n+4} & \log a_{n+5} \\ \log a_{n+6} & \log a_{n+7} & \log a_{n+8} \end{array} \right|$.

Let $f(x) = \left| \begin{array}{ccc} \cos x & x & 1 \\ 2 \sin x & x^3 & 2x \\ \tan x & x & 1 \end{array} \right|$. Then,find the value of $\lim_{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{f(x)}{x^2}$.

If $f(x) = \begin{vmatrix} 2 \cos^4 x & 2 \sin^4 x & 3 + \sin^2 2x \\ 3 + 2 \cos^4 x & 2 \sin^4 x & \sin^2 2x \\ 2 \cos^4 x & 3 + 2 \sin^4 x & \sin^2 2x \end{vmatrix}$,then $\frac{1}{5} f'(0)$ is equal to: