Evaluate the determinant: $\left| \begin{array}{ccc} (a^x + a^{-x})^2 & (a^x - a^{-x})^2 & 1 \\ (b^x + b^{-x})^2 & (b^x - b^{-x})^2 & 1 \\ (c^x + c^{-x})^2 & (c^x - c^{-x})^2 & 1 \end{array} \right|$

Using the property of determinants and without expanding,prove that:
$\left|\begin{array}{lll}a-b & b-c & c-a \\ b-c & c-a & a-b \\ c-a & a-b & b-c\end{array}\right|=0$

If $2^{a_1}, 2^{a_2}, 2^{a_3}, \dots, 2^{a_n}$ are in $G.P.$,then the value of the determinant $\left| \begin{array}{ccc} a_1 & a_2 & a_3 \\ a_{n+1} & a_{n+2} & a_{n+3} \\ a_{2n+1} & a_{2n+2} & a_{2n+3} \end{array} \right|$ 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 $x, y, z \in \mathbb{R}$,then the value of the determinant $\left|\begin{array}{lll}\left(5^{x}+5^{-x}\right)^{2} & \left(5^{x}-5^{-x}\right)^{2} & 1 \\ \left(6^{x}+6^{-x}\right)^{2} & \left(6^{x}-6^{-x}\right)^{2} & 1 \\ \left(7^{x}+7^{-x}\right)^{2} & \left(7^{x}-7^{-x}\right)^{2} & 1\end{array}\right|$ is:

If $\left| \begin{array}{ccc} a^2 & b^2 & c^2 \\ (a + \lambda)^2 & (b + \lambda)^2 & (c + \lambda)^2 \\ (a - \lambda)^2 & (b - \lambda)^2 & (c - \lambda)^2 \end{array} \right| = k\lambda \left| \begin{array}{ccc} a^2 & b^2 & c^2 \\ a & b & c \\ 1 & 1 & 1 \end{array} \right|, \lambda \neq 0$,then $k$ is equal to