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Matrix arithmeticAQA A-Level Further Maths: Mind map

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Matrix arithmetic

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orderO\mathbf{O}I\mathbf{I}
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Exam questions on Matrix arithmetic

  1. C=(1234)\mathbf{C}=\begin{pmatrix}1&2\\3&4\end{pmatrix} and D=(0−152)\mathbf{D}=\begin{pmatrix}0&-1\\5&2\end{pmatrix}.
    Given that C+X=3I\mathbf{C}+\mathbf{X}=3\mathbf{I}, where I\mathbf{I} is the 2×22\times2 identity matrix, find X\mathbf{X}.2 marks
  2. P=(102−131)\mathbf{P}=\begin{pmatrix}1&0&2\\-1&3&1\end{pmatrix} and Q=(210−143)\mathbf{Q}=\begin{pmatrix}2&1\\0&-1\\4&3\end{pmatrix}.
    Find PQ\mathbf{PQ}.2 marks
  3. M=(2−110)\mathbf{M}=\begin{pmatrix}2&-1\\1&0\end{pmatrix}.
    Find M2\mathbf{M}^2 and show that M2=2M−I\mathbf{M}^2=2\mathbf{M}-\mathbf{I}, where I\mathbf{I} is the 2×22\times2 identity matrix.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).