SPS SPS FM 2022 February — Question 1

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS FM (SPS FM)
Year2022
SessionFebruary
TopicMatrices

1. The matrices \(\mathbf { A }\) and \(\mathbf { B }\) are given by \(\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { l l } 4 & 1
0 & 2 \end{array} \right)\) and \(\mathbf { B } = \left( \begin{array} { r r } 1 & 1
0 & - 1 \end{array} \right)\).
  1. Find \(\mathbf { A } + 3 \mathbf { B }\).
  2. Show that \(\mathbf { A } - \mathbf { B } = k \mathbf { I }\), where \(\mathbf { I }\) is the identity matrix and \(k\) is a constant whose value should be stated.