CAIE Further Paper 1 2021 November — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 1 (Further Paper 1)
Year2021
SessionNovember
TopicInvariant lines and eigenvalues and vectors

4 The matrix \(\mathbf { M }\) is given by \(\mathbf { M } = \left( \begin{array} { c c } \cos \theta & - \sin \theta
\sin \theta & \cos \theta \end{array} \right) \left( \begin{array} { l l } 3 & 0
0 & 1 \end{array} \right)\).
  1. The matrix \(\mathbf { M }\) represents a sequence of two geometrical transformations. State the type of each transformation, and make clear the order in which they are applied.
  2. Find the values of \(\theta\), for \(0 \leqslant \theta \leqslant \pi\), for which the transformation represented by \(\mathbf { M }\) has exactly one invariant line through the origin, giving your answers in terms of \(\pi\).