Let the numbers $2, b, c$ be in an $A.P.$ and $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 2 & b & c \\ 4 & b^2 & c^2 \end{bmatrix}$. If $\det(A) \in [2, 16]$,then $c$ lies in the interval:

Let $A = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1 & 2 \\ a & 0 & 3 \\ 1 & c & 0 \end{bmatrix}$,where $a, c \in \mathbb{R}$. If $A^3 = A$ and the positive value of $a$ belongs to the interval $(n-1, n]$,where $n \in \mathbb{N}$,then $n$ is equal to $..........$.

Let $a, b, c$ be non-real numbers satisfying the equation $x^5 = 1$ and $S$ be the set of all non-invertible matrices of the form $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & a & b \\ w & 1 & c \\ w^2 & w & 1 \end{bmatrix}$,where $w = e^{\frac{i 2\pi}{5}}$. Then the number of distinct matrices in the set $S$ is:

Suppose $A$ is a $3 \times 3$ matrix consisting of integer entries that are chosen at random from the set $\{-1000, -999, \ldots, 999, 1000\}$. Let $P$ be the probability that either $A^2 = -I$ or $A$ is diagonal,where $I$ is the $3 \times 3$ identity matrix. Then,

If the polynomial $f(x) = \left|\begin{array}{ccc} (1+x)^{a} & (2+x)^{b} & 1 \\ 1 & (1+x)^{a} & (2+x)^{b} \\ (2+x)^{b} & 1 & (1+x)^{a} \end{array}\right|$, then the constant term of $f(x)$ is ($a$ and $b$ are positive integers).

For any $3 \times 3$ matrix $M$,let $| M |$ denote the determinant of $M$. Let $E=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 2 & 3 & 4 \\ 8 & 13 & 18 \end{bmatrix}$,$P=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$ and $F=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 3 & 2 \\ 8 & 18 & 13 \\ 2 & 4 & 3 \end{bmatrix}$. If $Q$ is a nonsingular matrix of order $3 \times 3$,then which of the following statements is (are) $TRUE$?
$(A)$ $F = PEP$ and $P^2 = I$
$(B)$ $| EQ + PFQ^{-1} | = | EQ | + | PFQ^{-1} |$
$(C)$ $|(EF)^3| > |EF|^2$
$(D)$ The sum of the diagonal entries of $P^{-1}EP + F$ is equal to the sum of the diagonal entries of $E + P^{-1}FP$