If the matrix A is such that $$$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 2 \cr { - 4} \cr 7 \cr } } \right]\,\,\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 9 & 5 \cr } } \right]$$$ then the determinant of A is equal to _________.

The value of the dot product of the eigenvectors corresponding to any pair of different eigen values of a 4-by-4 symmetric positive definite matrix is ____________.

Consider the following system of equations:
3x + 2y = 1
4x + 7z = 1
x + y + z =3
x - 2y + 7z = 0
The number of solutions for this system is ______________________

Which of the following does not equal
$$\left| {\matrix{ 1 & x & {{x^2}} \cr 1 & y & {{y^2}} \cr 1 & z & {{z^2}} \cr } } \right|?$$