Edexcel FP1 2013 January — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2013
SessionJanuary
TopicLinear transformations

4. The transformation \(U\), represented by the \(2 \times 2\) matrix \(\mathbf { P }\), is a rotation through \(90 ^ { \circ }\) anticlockwise about the origin.
  1. Write down the matrix \(\mathbf { P }\). The transformation \(V\), represented by the \(2 \times 2\) matrix \(\mathbf { Q }\), is a reflection in the line \(y = - x\).
  2. Write down the matrix \(\mathbf { Q }\). Given that \(U\) followed by \(V\) is transformation \(T\), which is represented by the matrix \(\mathbf { R }\), (c) express \(\mathbf { R }\) in terms of \(\mathbf { P }\) and \(\mathbf { Q }\),
  3. find the matrix \(\mathbf { R }\),
  4. give a full geometrical description of \(T\) as a single transformation.