Evaluate the determinant: $\left| \begin{array}{ccc} 1 & a & b \\ -a & 1 & c \\ -b & -c & 1 \end{array} \right|$

If $x, y, z$ are in arithmetic progression with common difference $d$,$x \neq 3d$,and the determinant of the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 3 & 4\sqrt{2} & x \\ 4 & 5\sqrt{2} & y \\ 5 & k & z \end{bmatrix}$ is zero,then the value of $k^2$ is ..... .

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 $\left| \begin{array}{ccc} a & b & 0 \\ 0 & a & b \\ b & 0 & a \end{array} \right| = 0$,then

Find the area of the triangle with vertices at the points $(1,0), (6,0), (4,3)$.

The number of distinct real roots of $\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{\sin x}&{\cos x}&{\cos x}\\{\cos x}&{\sin x}&{\cos x}\\{\cos x}&{\cos x}&{\sin x}\end{array}} \right| = 0$ in the interval $-\frac{\pi}{4} \le x \le \frac{\pi}{4}$ is