Let $A = [a_{ij}]$ be a $3 \times 3$ matrix,where
$a_{ij} = 1$,if $i = j$
$a_{ij} = -x$,if $|i - j| = 1$
$a_{ij} = 2x + 1$,otherwise
Let a function $f: R \rightarrow R$ be defined as $f(x) = \det(A)$. Then the sum of maximum and minimum values of $f$ on $R$ is equal to:

  • A
    $\frac{20}{27}$
  • B
    $-\frac{88}{27}$
  • C
    $-\frac{20}{27}$
  • D
    $\frac{88}{27}$

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