OCR FP1 AS 2017 December — Question 1

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP1 AS (Further Pure 1 AS)
Year2017
SessionDecember
Topic3x3 Matrices

1 The matrix \(\mathbf { A }\) is given by \(\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { c c c } - 3 & 3 & 2
5 & - 4 & - 3
- 1 & 1 & 1 \end{array} \right)\).
  1. Find \(\mathbf { A } ^ { - 1 }\).
  2. Solve the simultaneous equations $$\begin{aligned} - 3 x + 3 y + 2 z & = 12 a
    5 x - 4 y - 3 z & = - 6
    - x + y + z & = 7 \end{aligned}$$ giving your solution in terms of \(a\).