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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge
/
2017
/
ia
/
Paper 1
/
8C
/
b
/
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Created
2026-09-24
Updated
2026-10-03
First
compute
A
B
=
−
2
−
3
−
1
2
−
7
−
4
2
−
1
−
1
.
(1)
The
vector
ℓ
=
(
1
,
−
2
,
4
)
T
lies in the
kernel
of
(
A
B
)
T
, since
ℓ
T
A
B
=
0
. If
A
B
x
=
d
is solvable, multiplying by
ℓ
T
gives the necessary compatibility condition
0
=
ℓ
T
d
=
1
−
2
+
4
k
.
(2)
Therefore
4
k
=
1
.
(3)
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