For any vector $x$, where $\hat{ i }, \hat{ j }, \hat{ k }$ have their usual meanings the value of $( x \times \hat{ i })^{2}+( x \times \hat{ j })^{2}+( x \times \hat{ k })^{2}$ where $\hat{ i }, \hat{ j }, \mathbf { k }$ have their usual meanings, is equal to