Edexcel FP1 2014 June — Question 4

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

4. (i) Given that $$\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { r r } 1 & 2
3 & - 1
4 & 5 \end{array} \right) \text { and } \mathbf { B } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r } 2 & - 1 & 4
1 & 3 & 1 \end{array} \right)$$
  1. find \(\mathbf { A B }\).
  2. Explain why \(\mathbf { A B } \neq \mathbf { B A }\).
    (ii) Given that $$\mathbf { C } = \left( \begin{array} { c r } 2 k & - 2
    3 & k \end{array} \right) \text {, where } k \text { is a real number }$$ find \(\mathbf { C } ^ { - 1 }\), giving your answer in terms of \(k\).