 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Subtract twice the second row from the third row when computing the <determinant>. The last row becomes $(0,0,\mu-6)$, so
$$
\det A=(\mu-6)\det\begin{pmatrix}1&\mu\\1&-1\end{pmatrix}=-(\mu-6)(\mu+1).
$$
Its zeros give exactly the parameter values with a nontrivial <null space>:
$$
\boxed{\mu=-1\quad\text{or}\quad\mu=6.}
$$

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