IPMAT Indore (MCQ) PYQs

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \newline 3 & a \end{bmatrix}$ where $a$ is a real number and det $(A ^ 3 - 3A ^ 2 - 5A) = 0$ then one of the values of $a$ can be

Let $M = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ a & b & c \\ a^2 & b^2 & c^2 \end{bmatrix}$ where $a, b$ and $c$ are real numbers such that $a + b + c = 0$ and $abc \neq 0$. If $\det M = 0$, then the maximum possible value of $\frac{a^2+b^2}{c^2}$ is ___

If $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 & 0\end{array}\right]$, then the absolute value of the determinant of $\left(A^{9}+A^{6}+A^{3}+A\right)$ is __________.