Edexcel F1 2021 January — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2021
SessionJanuary
TopicMatrices

3. The matrix \(\mathbf { M }\) is defined by $$\mathbf { M } = \left( \begin{array} { c c } k + 5 & - 2
- 3 & k \end{array} \right)$$
  1. Determine the values of \(k\) for which \(\mathbf { M }\) is singular. Given that \(\mathbf { M }\) is non-singular,
  2. find \(\mathbf { M } ^ { - 1 }\) in terms of \(k\).