Edexcel F1 2024 January — Question 1

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2024
SessionJanuary
TopicMatrices

1. $$\mathbf { M } = \left( \begin{array} { c c } 2 k + 1 & k
k + 7 & k + 4 \end{array} \right) \quad \text { where } k \text { is a constant }$$
  1. Show that \(\mathbf { M }\) is non-singular for all real values of \(k\).
  2. Determine \(\mathbf { M } ^ { - 1 }\) in terms of \(k\).