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If A=[(a,b,c),(b,c,a),(c,ab)], abc=1, A^(T)A=l, then the maximum value of a^(3)+b^(3)+c^(3) can be :

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Solution :`A^(T)A=I`
As `A^(T)=A`
`rArr A^(2)=I`
`rArr a^(2)+b^(2)+C^(2)=1 and ab+bc+ca=0`
As `(a+b+c)^(2)=a^(2)+b^(2)+c^(2)+2(ab+bc+ca)`
`rArr (a+b+c)=pm1`
Now `a^(3)+b^(3)+c^(3)-3ABC=(a+b+c)(a^(2)+b^(2)+c^(2)-ab-bc-ca)`
`rArr a^(3)+b^(3)+c^(3)-3=(a+b+c)`
`rArr a^(3)+b^(3)+c^(3)=3pm1`
`rArr a^(3)+b^(3)+c^(3)=4, 2`


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