MEP Jamaica: STRAND J UNIT 39 Matrices: CSEC Revision Test

UNIT 39 Matrices CSEC Revision Test

£ 1 4¥ £ <1 3¥
1. Given that A = ² ´ and B = ² ´ ,
¤ <1 2¦ ¤ 2 5¦
evaluate A2 + B . (4 marks)
(CXC)

£ a b¥ £ 5 1¥ £12 < 2¥
2. Given that ² ´² ´ =² ´ ,
¤ 3 0¦ ¤ < 2 4¦ ¤ 15 3 ¦

calculate the value of a and b. (5 marks)

(CXC)
£ n + 1 2¥
3. Given that M = ² ´
¤ 2 n n¦
(a) write down an expression for the determinant of M

(b) find M <1 . (4 marks)

(CXC)

£ 7 3¥
4. Find the inverse matrix for A = ² ´.
¤ < 5 < 2¦

Hence solve the equations

7 x + 3y = 6
<5x < 2 y = <5 (6 marks)
(CXC)

£ < 3 2¥
5. A transformation T = ² ´ maps the points D (1, < 3), E ( 4, 2), and F (2, < 3)
¤ 5 4¦
to D' , E ' and F ' .

(a) Calculate the coordinates of D' , E ' and F ' .

(b) Determine the matrix of the transformation which maps D' , E ' and F '
back onto D, E and F. (6 marks)
(CXC)

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6. A (6, 4), B ( 4, 2) and C (1, 5) , are three points.

(a) Write a (2 × 2) matrix, M, which represent a reflection of the three points

in the line y = x . (1 mark)

(b) Using the matrix, M, determine the coordinates of A ' , B' and C ' , the
images of A, B and C. (2 marks)

(c) Write a (2 × 2) matrix, N, which represents a rotation of 180° about the origin.(2 marks)

(d) State the coordinates of A ' ' , B' ' and C' ' , the images of A, B and C under the
transformation N. (2 marks)

The transformation matrix L is made up of a reflection in the line y = x followed by a rotation

of 180° about the origin.
(e) Using graph paper, plot the points A, B and C given in line 1 above and the points
A ' ' ' , B' ' ' and C ' ' ' the images of A, B and C under the transformation L. (5 marks)

(f) State the transformation L as a 2 × 2 matrix. (2 marks)

(g) State the coordinates of the invariant point under the transformation L. (1 mark)

TOTAL 40 MARKS

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£ 1 4¥ £ 1 4¥ £ <1 3¥
1. A2 + B =² ´² ´ +² ´ M1
¤ <1 2¦ ¤ <1 2¦ ¤ 2 5¦

£ < 3 12¥ £ <1 3¥

=² ´ +² ´ A2
¤ < 3 0 ¦ ¤ 2 5¦

£ < 4 15¥
=² ´ A1 (4 marks)
¤ <1 5 ¦

2. £ a b¥ £ 5 1¥ £ 5a < 2 b a + 4b¥ M1
² ´² ´ =² ´
¤ 3 0¦ ¤ < 2 4¦ ¤ 15 3 ¦

So 5a < 2 b = 12 , a + 4 b = < 2 ‰ A1 A1
a = 2, b = <1 A1 A1 (5 marks)

3. (a) det M = n 2 < 3n M1 A1

1 £ n <2 ¥
(b) M <1 = M1 A1 (4 marks)
( ²
) ´
n < 3n ¤ < 2 n n + 1¦
2

4. det A = 1 M1 A1

£ < 2 < 3¥
A <1 = ² ´ A1
¤ 5 7¦

£ x¥ £ 6 ¥ £ x¥ £ 6 ¥ £ < 2 < 3¥ £ 6 ¥ £ 3 ¥
A ² ´ = ² ´ ‰ ² ´ = A <1 ² ´ = ² ´² ´ = ² ´ M1 A1 A1 (6 marks)
¤ y¦ ¤ < 5¦ ¤ y¦ ¤ < 5¦ ¤ 5 7 ¦ ¤ < 5¦ ¤ < 5¦

5. (a) D' ( < 9, < 7) , E ' ( <8, 28) , F ' ( <12, < 2) B1 B1 B1
(b) det T = <22 B1
<1 £ 4 < 2¥
T <1 = £ ¥ ² M1 A1 (6 marks)
¤ 22 ¦ ¤ < 5 < 3´¦

£ 0 1¥
6. (a) M=² ´ B1
¤ 1 0¦
(b) A ' ( 4, 6) , B' (2, 4) , C ' (5, 1) M1 A1
£ <1 0 ¥
(c) N=² ´ B1
¤ 0 <1¦
(d) A '' ( < 4, < 6), B'' ( < 2, < 4) , C '' ( < 5, <1) M1 A1
(e) See diagram on next page ( <1 for each mistake) B5
£ 0 <1¥
(f) ² ´ B2
¤ <1 0 ¦
(g) Points that satsfy x + y = 0 B1 (15 marks)

(TOTAL MARKS 40)

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ANSWERS

6. (e)

C (1, 5)
5

A (6, 4)
4

B (4, 2)
2

-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

-1
C ''' (- 5, -1)
-2

-3

B ''' (-2, -4)

-4

-5

A ''' (- 4, -6)
-6

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