Question
Let $a, b, c$ be such that $b\left( {a + c} \right) \ne 0$ if
$$\left| {\matrix{
a & {a + 1} & {a - 1} \cr
{ - b} & {b + 1} & {b - 1} \cr
c & {c - 1} & {c + 1} \cr
} } \right| + \left| {\matrix{
{a + 1} & {b + 1} & {c - 1} \cr
{a - 1} & {b - 1} & {c + 1} \cr
{{{\left( { - 1} \right)}^{n + 2}}a} & {{{\left( { - 1} \right)}^{n + 1}}b} & {{{\left( { - 1} \right)}^n}c} \cr
} } \right| = 0$$
then the value of $n$ :