Extract enlargement and rotation parameters

A question is this type if and only if it asks to find the scale factor k and angle θ when a matrix represents an enlargement followed by (or combined with) a rotation.

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Edexcel F1 2014 January Q6
8 marks Standard +0.3
6.
  1. $$\mathbf { B } = \left( \begin{array} { r r } - 1 & 2 \\ 3 & - 4 \end{array} \right) , \quad \mathbf { Y } = \left( \begin{array} { r r } 4 & - 2 \\ 1 & 0 \end{array} \right)$$ (a) Find \(\mathbf { B } ^ { - 1 }\). The transformation represented by \(\mathbf { Y }\) is equivalent to the transformation represented by \(\mathbf { B }\) followed by the transformation represented by the matrix \(\mathbf { A }\).
    (b) Find \(\mathbf { A }\).
  2. $$\mathbf { M } = \left( \begin{array} { r r } - \sqrt { 3 } & - 1 \\ 1 & - \sqrt { 3 } \end{array} \right)$$ The matrix \(\mathbf { M }\) represents an enlargement scale factor \(k\), centre ( 0,0 ), where \(k > 0\), followed by a rotation anti-clockwise through an angle \(\theta\) about \(( 0,0 )\).
    (a) Find the value of \(k\).
    (b) Find the value of \(\theta\).
Edexcel F1 2017 January Q7
10 marks Standard +0.3
7. (i) $$\mathbf { A } = \left( \begin{array} { r r } - 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{array} \right)$$
  1. Describe fully the single transformation represented by the matrix \(\mathbf { A }\). The matrix \(\mathbf { B }\) represents a stretch, scale factor 3 , parallel to the \(x\)-axis.
  2. Find the matrix \(\mathbf { B }\).
    (ii) $$\mathbf { M } = \left( \begin{array} { r r } - 4 & 3 \\ - 3 & - 4 \end{array} \right)$$ The matrix \(\mathbf { M }\) represents an enlargement with scale factor \(k\) and centre ( 0,0 ), where \(k > 0\), followed by a rotation anticlockwise through an angle \(\theta\) about ( 0,0 ).
  3. Find the value of \(k\).
  4. Find the value of \(\theta\), giving your answer in radians to 2 decimal places.
  5. Find \(\mathbf { M } ^ { - 1 }\)
Edexcel F1 Specimen Q8
11 marks Standard +0.3
8. (i) The transformation \(U\) is represented by the matrix \(\mathbf { P }\) where, $$P = \left( \begin{array} { r r } - \frac { 1 } { 2 } & - \frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 2 } \\ \frac { \sqrt { 3 } } { 2 } & - \frac { 1 } { 2 } \end{array} \right)$$
  1. Describe fully the transformation \(U\). The transformation \(V\), represented by the matrix \(\mathbf { Q }\), is a stretch scale factor 3 parallel to the \(x\)-axis.
  2. Write down the matrix \(\mathbf { Q }\). Transformation \(U\) followed by transformation \(V\) is a transformation which is represented by matrix \(\mathbf { R }\).
  3. Find the matrix \(\mathbf { R }\).
    (ii) $$S = \left( \begin{array} { r r } 1 & - 3 \\ 3 & 1 \end{array} \right)$$ Given that the matrix \(\mathbf { S }\) represents an enlargement, with a positive scale factor and centre \(( 0,0 )\), followed by a rotation with centre \(( 0,0 )\),
  4. find the scale factor of the enlargement,
  5. find the angle and direction of rotation, giving your answer in degrees to 1 decimal place.
AQA FP1 2013 January Q6
12 marks Moderate -0.3
6
  1. The matrix \(\mathbf { X }\) is defined by \(\left[ \begin{array} { l l } 1 & 2 \\ 3 & 0 \end{array} \right]\).
    1. Given that \(\mathbf { X } ^ { 2 } = \left[ \begin{array} { c c } m & 2 \\ 3 & 6 \end{array} \right]\), find the value of \(m\).
    2. Show that \(\mathbf { X } ^ { 3 } - 7 \mathbf { X } = n \mathbf { I }\), where \(n\) is an integer and \(\mathbf { I }\) is the \(2 \times 2\) identity matrix.
  2. It is given that \(\mathbf { A } = \left[ \begin{array} { r r } 1 & 0 \\ 0 & - 1 \end{array} \right]\).
    1. Describe the geometrical transformation represented by \(\mathbf { A }\).
    2. The matrix \(\mathbf { B }\) represents an anticlockwise rotation through \(45 ^ { \circ }\) about the origin. Show that \(\mathbf { B } = k \left[ \begin{array} { r r } 1 & - 1 \\ 1 & 1 \end{array} \right]\), where \(k\) is a surd.
    3. Find the image of the point \(P ( - 1,2 )\) under an anticlockwise rotation through \(45 ^ { \circ }\) about the origin, followed by the transformation represented by \(\mathbf { A }\). \(7 \quad\) The variables \(y\) and \(x\) are related by an equation of the form $$y = a x ^ { n }$$ where \(a\) and \(n\) are constants. Let \(Y = \log _ { 10 } y\) and \(X = \log _ { 10 } x\).
AQA FP1 2009 June Q7
11 marks Standard +0.3
7
  1. Using surd forms where appropriate, find the matrix which represents:
    1. a rotation about the origin through \(30 ^ { \circ }\) anticlockwise;
    2. a reflection in the line \(y = \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 3 } } x\).
  2. The matrix \(\mathbf { A }\), where $$\mathbf { A } = \left[ \begin{array} { c c } 1 & \sqrt { 3 } \\ \sqrt { 3 } & - 1 \end{array} \right]$$ represents a combination of an enlargement and a reflection. Find the scale factor of the enlargement and the equation of the mirror line of the reflection.
  3. The transformation represented by \(\mathbf { A }\) is followed by the transformation represented by \(\mathbf { B }\), where $$\mathbf { B } = \left[ \begin{array} { c c } \sqrt { 3 } & - 1 \\ 1 & \sqrt { 3 } \end{array} \right]$$ Find the matrix of the combined transformation and give a full geometrical description of this combined transformation.
AQA FP1 2012 June Q6
11 marks Standard +0.3
6
  1. Using surd forms, find the matrix of a rotation about the origin through \(135 ^ { \circ }\) anticlockwise.
  2. The matrix \(\mathbf { M }\) is defined by \(\mathbf { M } = \left[ \begin{array} { r r } - 1 & - 1 \\ 1 & - 1 \end{array} \right]\).
    1. Given that \(\mathbf { M }\) represents an enlargement followed by a rotation, find the scale factor of the enlargement and the angle of the rotation.
    2. The matrix \(\mathbf { M } ^ { 2 }\) also represents an enlargement followed by a rotation. State the scale factor of the enlargement and the angle of the rotation.
    3. Show that \(\mathbf { M } ^ { 4 } = k \mathbf { I }\), where \(k\) is an integer and \(\mathbf { I }\) is the \(2 \times 2\) identity matrix.
    4. Deduce that \(\mathbf { M } ^ { 2012 } = - 2 ^ { n } \mathbf { I }\) for some positive integer \(n\).
AQA FP1 2015 June Q5
13 marks
5
  1. The matrix \(\mathbf { A }\) is defined by \(\mathbf { A } = \left[ \begin{array} { c c } - 2 & c \\ d & 3 \end{array} \right]\).
    Given that the image of the point \(( 5,2 )\) under the transformation represented by \(\mathbf { A }\) is \(( - 2,1 )\), find the value of \(c\) and the value of \(d\).
    [0pt] [4 marks]
  2. The matrix \(\mathbf { B }\) is defined by \(\mathbf { B } = \left[ \begin{array} { c c } \sqrt { 2 } & \sqrt { 2 } \\ - \sqrt { 2 } & \sqrt { 2 } \end{array} \right]\).
    1. Show that \(\mathbf { B } ^ { 4 } = k \mathbf { I }\), where \(k\) is an integer and \(\mathbf { I }\) is the \(2 \times 2\) identity matrix.
    2. Describe the transformation represented by the matrix \(\mathbf { B }\) as a combination of two geometrical transformations.
    3. Find the matrix \(\mathbf { B } ^ { 17 }\). \(6 \quad \mathrm {~A}\) curve \(C _ { 1 }\) has equation $$\frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 9 } - \frac { y ^ { 2 } } { 16 } = 1$$
Edexcel CP AS Specimen Q5
7 marks Moderate -0.5
5. $$\mathbf { M } = \left( \begin{array} { c c } 1 & - \sqrt { 3 } \\ \sqrt { 3 } & 1 \end{array} \right)$$
  1. Show that \(\mathbf { M }\) is non-singular. The hexagon \(R\) is transformed to the hexagon \(S\) by the transformation represented by the matrix \(\mathbf { M }\). Given that the area of hexagon \(R\) is 5 square units,
  2. find the area of hexagon \(S\). The matrix \(\mathbf { M }\) represents an enlargement, with centre \(( 0,0 )\) and scale factor \(k\), where \(k > 0\), followed by a rotation anti-clockwise through an angle \(\theta\) about \(( 0,0 )\).
  3. Find the value of \(k\).
  4. Find the value of \(\theta\).
Edexcel CP1 2021 June Q1
6 marks Standard +0.3
  1. The transformation \(P\) is an enlargement, centre the origin, with scale factor \(k\), where \(k > 0\) The transformation \(Q\) is a rotation through angle \(\theta\) degrees anticlockwise about the origin. The transformation \(P\) followed by the transformation \(Q\) is represented by the matrix
$$\mathbf { M } = \left( \begin{array} { c c } - 4 & - 4 \sqrt { 3 } \\ 4 \sqrt { 3 } & - 4 \end{array} \right)$$
  1. Determine
    1. the value of \(k\),
    2. the smallest value of \(\theta\) A square \(S\) has vertices at the points with coordinates ( 0,0 ), ( \(a , - a\) ), ( \(2 a , 0\) ) and ( \(a , a\) ) where \(a\) is a constant. The square \(S\) is transformed to the square \(S ^ { \prime }\) by the transformation represented by \(\mathbf { M }\).
  2. Determine, in terms of \(a\), the area of \(S ^ { \prime }\)
Edexcel CP AS Specimen Q6
15 marks Standard +0.3
  1. (a) Prove by induction that for all positive integers \(n\),
$$\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } r ^ { 2 } = \frac { 1 } { 6 } n ( n + 1 ) ( 2 n + 1 )$$ (b) Use the standard results for \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } r ^ { 3 }\) and \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } r\) to show that for all positive integers \(n\), $$\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } r ( r + 6 ) ( r - 6 ) = \frac { 1 } { 4 } n ( n + 1 ) ( n - 8 ) ( n + 9 )$$ (c) Hence find the value of \(n\) that satisfies $$\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } r ( r + 6 ) ( r - 6 ) = 17 \sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } r ^ { 2 }$$
AQA FP1 2008 January Q6
10 marks Standard +0.3
6 The matrix \(\mathbf { M }\) is defined by $$\mathbf { M } = \left[ \begin{array} { c c } \sqrt { 3 } & 3 \\ 3 & - \sqrt { 3 } \end{array} \right]$$
    1. Show that $$\mathbf { M } ^ { 2 } = p \mathbf { I }$$ where \(p\) is an integer and \(\mathbf { I }\) is the \(2 \times 2\) identity matrix.
    2. Show that the matrix \(\mathbf { M }\) can be written in the form $$q \left[ \begin{array} { c c } \cos 60 ^ { \circ } & \sin 60 ^ { \circ } \\ \sin 60 ^ { \circ } & - \cos 60 ^ { \circ } \end{array} \right]$$ where \(q\) is a real number. Give the value of \(q\) in surd form.
  1. The matrix \(\mathbf { M }\) represents a combination of an enlargement and a reflection. Find:
    1. the scale factor of the enlargement;
    2. the equation of the mirror line of the reflection.
  2. Describe fully the geometrical transformation represented by \(\mathbf { M } ^ { 4 }\).
AQA FP1 2005 June Q7
11 marks Standard +0.3
7 [Figure 1, printed on the insert, is provided for use in this question.]
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  1. The triangle \(D E F\) is obtained by applying to triangle \(A B C\) the transformation T represented by the matrix $$\left[ \begin{array} { r r } 2 & 2 \\ - 2 & 2 \end{array} \right]$$
    1. Calculate the coordinates of \(D , E\) and \(F\).
    2. Draw the triangle \(D E F\) on Figure 1.
  2. Given that T is a combination of an enlargement and a rotation, find the exact value of:
    1. the scale factor of the enlargement;
    2. the magnitude of the angle of the rotation.