Answer
$-12$
Work Step by Step
Use the formula for the determinant and use the 1st row for expansion, we have:
$|A|=2[(4)(-4)-(0)(2)]+4[(1)(-4)-(0)(-1)]+6[(1)(2)-(4)(-1)]
=2[-16]+4[-4]+6[6]=-12$
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