CAIE Further Paper 2 2023 November — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 2 (Further Paper 2)
Year2023
SessionNovember
TopicInvariant lines and eigenvalues and vectors

7 The matrix \(\mathbf { A }\) is given by $$A = \left( \begin{array} { r r r } - 6 & 2 & 13
0 & - 2 & 5
0 & 0 & 8 \end{array} \right) .$$
  1. Find a matrix \(\mathbf { P }\) and a diagonal matrix \(\mathbf { D }\) such that \(\mathbf { A } ^ { - 1 } = \mathbf { P D P } ^ { - 1 }\).
  2. Use the characteristic equation of \(\mathbf { A }\) to find \(\mathbf { A } ^ { - 1 }\).