Edexcel FP1 2010 January — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2010
SessionJanuary
TopicMatrices

5. \(\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { c c } a & - 5
2 & a + 4 \end{array} \right)\), where \(a\) is real.
  1. Find \(\operatorname { det } \mathbf { A }\) in terms of \(a\).
  2. Show that the matrix \(\mathbf { A }\) is non-singular for all values of \(a\). Given that \(a = 0\),
  3. find \(\mathbf { A } ^ { - 1 }\).