Edexcel FP3 Specimen — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP3 (Further Pure Mathematics 3)
SessionSpecimen
Topic3x3 Matrices

7. $$\mathbf { A } ( x ) = \left( \begin{array} { c c c } 1 & x & - 1
3 & 0 & 2
1 & 1 & 0 \end{array} \right) , x \neq \frac { 5 } { 2 }$$
  1. Calculate the inverse of \(\mathbf { A } ( x )\). $$\mathbf { B } = \left( \begin{array} { c c c } 1 & 3 & - 1
    3 & 0 & 2
    1 & 1 & 0 \end{array} \right)$$ The image of the vector \(\left( \begin{array} { c } p
    q
    r \end{array} \right)\) when transformed by \(\mathbf { B }\) is \(\left( \begin{array} { l } 2
    3
    4 \end{array} \right)\)
  2. Find the values of \(p , q\) and \(r\).