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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  ( k 4 3 2 k + 1 ) is equal to zero.

Markscheme

| k 4 3 2 k + 1 | = 0

( k 4 ) ( k + 1 ) + 6 = 0           (M1)

k 2 3 k + 2 = 0           (M1)

( k 2 ) ( k 1 ) = 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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