7.
If \( a_{1}, a_{2}, a_{3}, \ldots, a_{9} \) are in GP, then what is the value of the following determinant?
\( \begin{vmatrix} \ln a_{1} & \ln a_{2} & \ln a_{3} \\ \ln a_{4} & \ln a_{5} & \ln a_{6} \\ \ln a_{7} & \ln a_{8} & \ln a_{9} \end{vmatrix} \)