SPS SPS ASFM 2020 May — Question 5

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS ASFM (SPS ASFM)
Year2020
SessionMay
TopicLinear transformations

5. A transformation T is represented by the matrix \(\mathbf { T }\) where \(\mathbf { T } = \left( \begin{array} { c c } x ^ { 2 } + 1 & - 4
3 - 2 x ^ { 2 } & x ^ { 2 } + 5 \end{array} \right)\).
A quadrilateral \(Q\), whose area is 12 units, is transformed by T to \(Q ^ { \prime }\). Find the smallest possible value of the area of \(Q ^ { \prime }\).