CAIE FP1 2017 June — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2017
SessionJune
Topic3x3 Matrices

4
  1. Find the value of \(k\) for which the set of linear equations $$\begin{aligned} x + 3 y + k z & = 4
    4 x - 2 y - 10 z & = - 5
    x + y + 2 z & = 1 \end{aligned}$$ has no unique solution.
  2. For this value of \(k\), find the set of possible solutions, giving your answer in the form $$\left( \begin{array} { c } x
    y
    z \end{array} \right) = \mathbf { a } + t \mathbf { b } ,$$ where \(\mathbf { a }\) and \(\mathbf { b }\) are vectors and \(t\) is a scalar.