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CBSE 2026 · Region 2 · Set 1 · Q6
If |-1, -2, 5; -2, a, -1; 0, 4, 2 a| =-86, then the sum of all possible values of a is
If $\displaystyle \left|\begin{array}{ccc}-1 & -2 & 5 \\ -2 & \mathrm{a} & -1 \\ 0 & 4 & 2 \mathrm{a}\end{array}\right|=-86$, then the sum of all possible values of a is
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$\displaystyle -4$
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