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Invariant points and linesAQA A-Level Further Maths: Mind map

What this mind map covers

  • Invariant points
  • Invariant lines
  • Through the origin
  • Not through origin
  • Standard cases
  • Exam tips

Exam questions on Invariant points and lines

  1. The transformation TT of the plane has matrix M=(1203)\mathbf{M}=\begin{pmatrix}1&2\\0&3\end{pmatrix}.
    Show that the line y=2xy=2x is not invariant under TT.2 marks
  2. The matrix N=(−1001)\mathbf{N}=\begin{pmatrix}-1&0\\0&1\end{pmatrix} represents a reflection in the yy-axis.
    Find the equation of the image of the line y=2x+3y=2x+3 under the reflection, and hence state whether this line is invariant.2 marks
  3. The matrix S=(2−110)\mathbf{S}=\begin{pmatrix}2&-1\\1&0\end{pmatrix} represents a transformation SS of the plane.
    Find the invariant points of SS.3 marks
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Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).