Edexcel F3 2020 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
Year2020
SessionJune
Topic3x3 Matrices

6. $$\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r } 1 & - 1 & 1
1 & 1 & 1
1 & 2 & a \end{array} \right) \quad a \neq 1$$
  1. Find \(\mathbf { A } ^ { - 1 }\) in terms of \(a\).
    . The straight line \(l _ { 1 }\) is mapped onto the straight line \(l _ { 2 }\) by the transformation represented by the matrix \(\mathbf { B }\). $$\mathbf { B } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r } 1 & - 1 & 1
    1 & 1 & 1
    1 & 2 & 4 \end{array} \right)$$ The equation of \(l _ { 2 }\) is $$( \mathbf { r } - ( 12 \mathbf { i } + 4 \mathbf { j } + 6 \mathbf { k } ) ) \times ( - 6 \mathbf { i } + 2 \mathbf { j } + 3 \mathbf { k } ) = \mathbf { 0 }$$
  2. Find a vector equation for the line \(l _ { 1 }\)