>> xyz=[-2 k 1 ;3-k 1 1 ;k-1 1 k ]

xyz =

[ -2, k, 1]

[ 3 - k, 1, 1]

[ k - 1, 1, k]

>> dx=det(xyz)

dx =

k^3 - 2*k^2 - 5*k + 6

>> xyz=[1 k 1 ;k 1 1 ;1 1 k ]

xyz =

[ 1, k, 1]

[ k, 1, 1]

[ 1, 1, k]

>> ds=det(xyz)

ds =

- k^3 + 3*k - 2

>> x=dx/ds

x=
(- k^3 + 2*k^2 + 5*k - 6)/(k^3 - 3*k + 2)

>> x=ds/dx

x=

(k^3 - 3*k + 2)/(- k^3 + 2*k^2 + 5*k - 6)

>> x=simplify(x)

x=

-(k - 1)/(k - 3)