\(A=3\left(ab+bc+ca\right)+\dfrac{1}{2}\left(a-b\right)^2+\dfrac{1}{4}\left(b-c\right)^2+\dfrac{1}{8}\left(c-a\right)^2\\ =3\left(ab+bc+ca\right)+\dfrac{\left(a-b\right)^2}{2}+\dfrac{\left(b-c\right)^2}{4}+\dfrac{\left(c-a\right)^2}{8}\)
Áp dụng BDT: Cô-si dạng Engel:
\(\Rightarrow A=3\left(ab+bc+ca\right)+\dfrac{\left(a-b\right)^2}{2}+\dfrac{\left(b-c\right)^2}{4}+\dfrac{\left(c-a\right)^2}{8}\ge3\left(ab+bc+ca\right)+\dfrac{\left(a-b+b-c+c-a\right)^2}{2+4+8}=3\left(ab+bc+ca\right)\left(1\right)\)
\(\text{Ta lại có: }ab+bc+ac\le a^2+b^2+c^2\\ \Leftrightarrow ab+bc+ac+2\left(ab+bc+ac\right)\le a^2+b^2+c^2+2\left(ab+bc+ac\right)\\ \Leftrightarrow3\left(ab+bc+ac\right)\le\left(a+b+c\right)^2=3^2=9\left(2\right)\)
Từ \(\left(1\right)\) và \(\left(2\right)\Rightarrow A\le9\)
Dấu \("="\) xảy ra khi: \(\left\{{}\begin{matrix}a=b=c\\a+b+c=3\\\dfrac{a-b}{2}+\dfrac{b-c}{4}+\dfrac{c-a}{8}\end{matrix}\right.\Leftrightarrow\left\{{}\begin{matrix}a=1\\b=1\\c=1\end{matrix}\right.\Leftrightarrow a=b=c=1\)
Vậy \(A_{Max}=9\) khi \(a=b=c=1\)