CAIE Further Paper 2 2024 November — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleFurther Paper 2 (Further Paper 2)
Year2024
SessionNovember
TopicInvariant lines and eigenvalues and vectors

4 The matrix \(\mathbf { A }\) is given by $$\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { r r r } - 11 & 1 & 8
0 & - 2 & 0
- 16 & 1 & 13 \end{array} \right)$$
  1. Show that \(\left( \begin{array} { l } 1
    1
    1 \end{array} \right)\) is an eigenvector of \(\mathbf { A }\) and state the corresponding eigenvalue.
  2. Show that the characteristic equation of \(\mathbf { A }\) is \(\lambda ^ { 3 } - 19 \lambda - 30 = 0\) and hence find the other eigenvalues of \(\mathbf { A }\).
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  3. Use the characteristic equation of \(\mathbf { A }\) to find \(\mathbf { A } ^ { - 1 }\).