WJEC Further Unit 4 2022 June — Question 10

Exam BoardWJEC
ModuleFurther Unit 4 (Further Unit 4)
Year2022
SessionJune
Topic3x3 Matrices

10. The matrix \(\mathbf { A }\) is defined by $$\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r } 4 & 8 & 0
0 & \lambda & - 2
4 & 0 & \lambda \end{array} \right)$$
  1. Show that there are two values of \(\lambda\) for which \(\mathbf { A }\) is singular.
  2. Given that \(\lambda = 3\),
    1. determine the adjugate matrix of \(\mathbf { A }\),
    2. determine the inverse matrix \(\mathbf { A } ^ { - 1 }\).