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Date May Example question Marks available 3 Reference code EXM.1.AHL.TZ0.46
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Question

If A(x442) and B(2y84), find 2 values of x and y, given that AB = BA.

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AB(x442)(2y84)=(2x+32xy+16244y+8)         (A1)

BA(2y84)(x442)=(2x+4y2y+88x+1640)         (A1)

AB = BA ⇒ 8x + 16 = 24 and 4y + 8 = 40

This gives x=1 and y=8.         (A1)  (C3)

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