Edexcel FP1 2013 June — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicMatrices

8. $$\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { c c } 6 & - 2
- 4 & 1 \end{array} \right)$$ and \(\mathbf { I }\) is the \(2 \times 2\) identity matrix.
  1. Prove that $$\mathbf { A } ^ { 2 } = 7 \mathbf { A } + 2 \mathbf { I }$$
  2. Hence show that $$\mathbf { A } ^ { - 1 } = \frac { 1 } { 2 } ( \mathbf { A } - 7 \mathbf { I } )$$ The transformation represented by \(\mathbf { A }\) maps the point \(P\) onto the point \(Q\).
    Given that \(Q\) has coordinates \(( 2 k + 8 , - 2 k - 5 )\), where \(k\) is a constant,
  3. find, in terms of \(k\), the coordinates of \(P\).