The value of $a$ for which the system of equations
$a^3x + ( a + 1)^3y + (a + 2)^3z = 0$ ; $ax + (a + 1) y + ( a + 2) z = 0$ ; $x + y + z = 0$, has a non zero solution is
$1$
$0$
$-1$
none of these
If $A_1B_1C_1,\, A_2B_2C_2,\, A_3B_3C_3$ are three digit number each of which is divisible by $k$ and $\Delta = \left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
{{A_1}{\kern 1pt} }&{{B_1}}&{{C_1}} \\
{{A_2}}&{{B_2}}&{{C_2}} \\
{{A_3}}&{{B_3}}&{{C_3}}
\end{array}} \right|$ ; then $\Delta $ is divisible by
An ordered pair $(\alpha , \beta )$ for which the system of linear equations
$\left( {1 + \alpha } \right)x + \beta y + z = 2$ ; $\alpha x + \left( {1 + \beta } \right)y + z = 3$ ; $\alpha x + \beta y + 2z = 2$ has a unique solution, is
Let $\lambda \in R .$ The system of linear equations
$2 x_{1}-4 x_{2}+\lambda x_{3}=1$
$x_{1}-6 x_{2}+x_{3}=2$
$\lambda x_{1}-10 x_{2}+4 x_{3}=3$ is inconsistent for
If the system of equations
$x-2 y+3 z=9$
$2 x+y+z=b$
$x-7 y+a z=24$
has infinitely many solutions, then $a - b$ is equal to