FP1 January 2013 Q6

EdexcelOld spec8 marksMatrices

6. \[\mathbf{X} = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & a \\ 3 & 2 \end{pmatrix}, \text{ where } a \text{ is a constant.}\]

(a) Find the value of \(a\) for which the matrix \(\mathbf{X}\) is singular. (2)

\[\mathbf{Y} = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & -1 \\ 3 & 2 \end{pmatrix}\]

(b) Find \(\mathbf{Y}^{-1}\). (2)

The transformation represented by \(\mathbf{Y}\) maps the point \(A\) onto the point \(B\).

Given that \(B\) has coordinates \((1 - \lambda,\ 7\lambda - 2)\), where \(\lambda\) is a constant,

(c) find, in terms of \(\lambda\), the coordinates of point \(A\). (4)