Which one of the following factors does the expansion of the determinant

$$\left| {\matrix{ x & y & 3 \cr {{x^2}} & {5{y^3}} & 9 \cr {{x^3}} & {10{y^5}} & {27} \cr } } \right|$$ contain?

If a + b + c = 0, then one of the solutions of $$\left| {\matrix{ {a - x} & c & b \cr c & {b - x} & a \cr b & a & {c - x} \cr } } \right| = 0$$ is

The system of equations

$$2x + y - 3z = 5$$

$$3x - 2y + 2z = 5$$

and $$5x - 3y - z = 16$$

If u, v and w (all positive) are the pth, qth, and rth terms of a GP, then the determinant of the matrix $$\left( {\matrix{ {\ln \,u} & p & 1 \cr {\ln v} & q & 1 \cr {\ln w} & r & 1 \cr } } \right)$$ is