| Exam Board | AQA |
| Module | Further AS Paper 1 (Further AS Paper 1) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Session | June |
| Marks | 2 |
| Topic | Linear transformations |
6 Anna has been asked to describe the transformation given by the matrix
$$\left[ \begin{array} { c c c }
1 & 0 & 0
0 & - \frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 2 } & - \frac { 1 } { 2 }
0 & \frac { 1 } { 2 } & - \frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 2 }
\end{array} \right]$$
She writes her answer as follows:
The transformation is a rotation about the \(x\)-axis through an angle of \(\theta\), where
$$\begin{gathered}
\sin \theta = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \quad \text { and } \quad - \sin \theta = - \frac { 1 } { 2 }
\theta = 30 ^ { \circ }
\end{gathered}$$
Identify and correct the error in Anna's work.
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