OCR MEI FP2 2009 January — Question 3

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2009
SessionJanuary
TopicPolar coordinates

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  1. A curve has polar equation \(r = a \tan \theta\) for \(0 \leqslant \theta \leqslant \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi\), where \(a\) is a positive constant.
    1. Sketch the curve.
    2. Find the area of the region between the curve and the line \(\theta = \frac { 1 } { 4 } \pi\). Indicate this region on your sketch.
    1. Find the eigenvalues and corresponding eigenvectors for the matrix \(\mathbf { M }\) where $$\mathbf { M } = \left( \begin{array} { l l } 0.2 & 0.8
      0.3 & 0.7 \end{array} \right)$$
    2. Give a matrix \(\mathbf { Q }\) and a diagonal matrix \(\mathbf { D }\) such that \(\mathbf { M } = \mathbf { Q D } \mathbf { Q } ^ { - 1 }\). Section B (18 marks)