AQA Further Pure Mathematics 4

Matrices
Section 1: Matrix algebra
Multiple Choice Test
In Questions 1-5,
2 3
A is the matrix
,
1 3
1 0 4
C is the matrix
,
3 1 2

B is the matrix 4
1

D is the matrix 2

6 ,
2
0 4

1 0 .
3 1

1) BA is the matrix
7 14
(a)
15 30

16 24
(c)

14 21
(e) I dont know

7 15

(b) 14 30
4 9

(d) Not defined

2) AB is the matrix
16 24
(a)

14 21
7 14 4
(c)

15 30 9
(e) I dont know

7 15

(b) 14 30
4 9

(d) Not defined

3) CB is the matrix

7 3 14

(a) 14 6 28
5 2 8

(c) Not defined

2 5
(b)

8 11
7 3 14
(d)

14 6 28

(e) I dont know

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4) CD is the matrix
13 2 2
(a)

1 5 11
5 3

(c) 12 5
8 14

(e) I dont know

5
(b)
3
13

(d) 2
2

12 8

5 14
1

5
11

5) DB is the matrix
10 0 15
(a)

17 0 22

0 1

(b) 7 12
7 10

0 7 7
(d)

1 12 10

10 17

(c) 0 0
15 22

(e) I dont know

6) A is a 2 2 matrix, B is a 2 3 matrix and C is a 3 2 matrix.

Which of the following calculations are possible?
(i)
BC + A
(ii)
CA + B
(a) (i) only
(c) (ii) only
(e) I dont know

(b) neither
(d) both

7) Which of these matrices represent shears?

1 1
1 1
1 1
(i)
(ii)
(iii)

0 1
1 0
0 1
(a) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(e) I dont know

1 0
(iv)

1 1

(b) (i) and (iv)

(d) (i) and (iii)

0 0 1

8) What transformation is represented by the matrix 0 1 0 ?

1 0 0

(a) Reflection in the plane x = z

(b) Reflection in the plane y = 0

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(c) Rotation of 180 about the y-axis
(e) I dont know

(d) Rotation of 90 about the y-axis

0.6 0.8 0

9) What transformation is represented by the matrix 0.8 0.6 0 ?

0
0
1

(a) Rotation of 53.1 about the z-axis

(c) Rotation of 53.1 about the x-axis
(e) I dont know

(b) Rotation of 36.9 about the z-axis

(d) Rotation of 36.9 about the x-axis

10) What matrix represents a reflection in the plane z = 0?

0 1 0

(a) 1 0 0
0 0 1

1 0 0

(c) 0 1 0
0 0 1

(e) I dont know

(b) 0
0

(d) 1

0 0

1 0
0 1
1 0

0 0
0 1

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