CAIE FP1 2018 June — Question 8

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2018
SessionJune
Topic3x3 Matrices

8 The linear transformation \(\mathrm { T } : \mathbb { R } ^ { 4 } \rightarrow \mathbb { R } ^ { 3 }\) is represented by the matrix \(\mathbf { M }\), where $$\mathbf { M } = \left( \begin{array} { r r c r } 1 & 2 & \alpha & - 1
2 & 6 & - 3 & - 3
3 & 10 & - 6 & - 5 \end{array} \right)$$ and \(\alpha\) is a constant. When \(\alpha \neq 0\) the null space of T is denoted by \(K _ { 1 }\).
  1. Find a basis for \(K _ { 1 }\).
    When \(\alpha = 0\) the null space of T is denoted by \(K _ { 2 }\).
  2. Find a basis for \(K _ { 2 }\).
  3. Determine, justifying your answer, whether \(K _ { 1 }\) is a subspace of \(K _ { 2 }\).