Edexcel FP1 2011 January — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2011
SessionJanuary
TopicMatrices

8. $$\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { r r } 2 & - 2
- 1 & 3 \end{array} \right)$$
  1. Find \(\operatorname { det } \mathbf { A }\).
  2. Find \(\mathbf { A } ^ { - 1 }\). The triangle \(R\) is transformed to the triangle \(S\) by the matrix \(\mathbf { A }\). Given that the area of triangle \(S\) is 72 square units,
  3. find the area of triangle \(R\). The triangle \(S\) has vertices at the points \(( 0,4 ) , ( 8,16 )\) and \(( 12,4 )\).
  4. Find the coordinates of the vertices of \(R\).