Edexcel F1 2021 October — Question 1

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

1. $$\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { r r } 3 & a
- 2 & - 2 \end{array} \right)$$ where \(a\) is a non-zero constant and \(a \neq 3\)
  1. Determine \(\mathbf { A } ^ { - 1 }\) giving your answer in terms of \(a\). Given that \(\mathbf { A } + \mathbf { A } ^ { - 1 } = \mathbf { I }\) where \(\mathbf { I }\) is the \(2 \times 2\) identity matrix,
  2. determine the value of \(a\).