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Determinants & Inverses · Challenge problem

The matrix (x111x111x)\begin{pmatrix}x & 1 & 1\\1 & x & 1\\1 & 1 & x\end{pmatrix} is singular for some real values of xx. Find the sum of all the distinct real values of xx for which it is singular.