AQA Further Paper 1 2019 June — Question 7

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleFurther Paper 1 (Further Paper 1)
Year2019
SessionJune
TopicLinear transformations

7 Three non-singular square matrices, A, B and \(\mathbf { R }\) are such that $$A R = B$$ The matrix \(\mathbf { R }\) represents a rotation about the \(z\)-axis through an angle \(\theta\) and $$\mathbf { B } = \left[ \begin{array} { c c c } - \cos \theta & \sin \theta & 0
\sin \theta & \cos \theta & 0
0 & 0 & 1 \end{array} \right]$$ 7
  1. Show that \(\mathbf { A }\) is independent of the value of \(\theta\).
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  2. Give a full description of the single transformation represented by the matrix \(\mathbf { A }\).