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Date May Example question Marks available 3 Reference code EXM.1.AHL.TZ0.44
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Question

Find the values of the real number k for which the determinant of the matrix (k432k+1) is equal to zero.

Markscheme

|k432k+1|=0

(k4)(k+1)+6=0          (M1)

k23k+2=0          (M1)

(k2)(k1)=0

k=2 or k=1          (A1)  (C3)

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Topic 1—Number and algebra » AHL 1.14—Introduction to matrices
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