A2 June 2025 Paper 2 Q2

2 The quadrilateral \(Q_1\) has an area of 5 cm²

The matrix \(\begin{bmatrix} 4 & -1 \\ 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}\) represents the transformation T

The transformation T acts on \(Q_1\) to give the quadrilateral \(Q_2\)

Find the area of \(Q_2\)

Circle your answer. [1 mark]

• 5 cm²
• 10 cm²
• 30 cm²
• 180 cm²