Q.

Let A be a 3×3 matrix of non-negative real numbers such that A[222]=4[111] then (detA)max is

1 12  
2 8  
3 16  
4 32  

Ans.

(2)

a1+a2+a3=2,  b1+b2+b3=2,  c1+c2+c3=2

(detA) is maximum when a1=2, b2=2, c3=2 and all others are 0.