OCR MEI Further Extra Pure 2020 November — Question 5

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFurther Extra Pure (Further Extra Pure)
Year2020
SessionNovember
TopicInvariant lines and eigenvalues and vectors

  1. Show that \(\mathbf { f }\) is also an eigenvector of \(\mathbf { A }\).
  2. State the eigenvalue associated with \(\mathbf { f }\). You are now given that \(\mathbf { A }\) represents a reflection in 3-D space.
  3. Explain the significance of \(\mathbf { e }\) and \(\mathbf { f }\) in relation to the transformation that \(\mathbf { A }\) represents.
  4. State the cartesian equation of the plane of reflection of the transformation represented by \(\mathbf { A }\).