Edexcel FP1 2014 January — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2014
SessionJanuary
TopicMatrices

2.
  1. $$\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { c c } - 4 & 10
    - 3 & k \end{array} \right) , \quad \text { where } k \text { is a constant. }$$ The triangle \(T\) is transformed to the triangle \(T ^ { \prime }\) by the transformation represented by \(\mathbf { A }\). Given that the area of triangle \(T ^ { \prime }\) is twice the area of triangle \(T\), find the possible values of \(k\).
  2. Given that $$\mathbf { B } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r } 1 & - 2 & 3
    - 2 & 5 & 1 \end{array} \right) , \quad \mathbf { C } = \left( \begin{array} { r r } 2 & 8
    0 & 2
    1 & - 2 \end{array} \right)$$ find \(\mathbf { B C }\).
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