Question Number 187011 by aba last updated on 16/Feb/23
$$\mathrm{a}\in\mathbb{C} \\ $$$$\begin{vmatrix}{\mathrm{a}\:\:\:\mathrm{1}\:\:\:\:\ldots\:\:\:\mathrm{1}}\\{\mathrm{1}\:\:\:\ddots\:\:\ddots\:\:\vdots}\\{\vdots\:\:\ddots\:\:\ddots\:\:\mathrm{1}}\\{\mathrm{1}\:\:\:\:\ldots\:\:\:\:\mathrm{1}\:\:\:\mathrm{a}}\end{vmatrix}=? \\ $$