OCR FP1 Specimen — Question 7

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
SessionSpecimen
TopicLinear transformations

7 The matrix \(\mathbf { A }\) is given by \(\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { r r } 1 & - 2
2 & 1 \end{array} \right)\).
  1. Draw a diagram showing the unit square and its image under the transformation represented by \(\mathbf { A }\).
  2. The value of \(\operatorname { det } \mathbf { A }\) is 5 . Show clearly how this value relates to your diagram in part (i). A represents a sequence of two elementary geometrical transformations, one of which is a rotation \(R\).
  3. Determine the angle of \(R\), and describe the other transformation fully.
  4. State the matrix that represents \(R\), giving the elements in an exact form.