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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 ( x 4 4 2 ) and B ( 2 y 8 4 ) , find 2 values of x and y , given that AB = BA.

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AB ( x 4 4 2 ) ( 2 y 8 4 ) = ( 2 x + 32 x y + 16 24 4 y + 8 )          (A1)

BA ( 2 y 8 4 ) ( x 4 4 2 ) = ( 2 x + 4 y 2 y + 8 8 x + 16 40 )          (A1)

AB = BA ⇒ 8 x  + 16 = 24 and 4 y  + 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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