AQA Further AS Paper 1 2018 June — Question 12

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFurther AS Paper 1 (Further AS Paper 1)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicMatrices

12
  1. Show that the matrix \(\left[ \begin{array} { c c } 5 - k & 2
    k ^ { 3 } + 1 & k \end{array} \right]\) is singular when \(k = 1\).
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  2. Find the values of \(k\) for which the matrix \(\left[ \begin{array} { c c } 5 - k & 2
    k ^ { 3 } + 1 & k \end{array} \right]\) has a negative determinant. Fully justify your answer.
    \(13 \frac { \text { The graph of the rational function } y = \mathrm { f } ( x ) \text { intersects the } x \text {-axis exactly once at } } { ( - 3,0 ) }\) The graph has exactly two asymptotes, \(y = 2\) and \(x = - 1\)