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O-LevelMathematicsVectors and transformations4024/12 · May/June 2021 · Q235 Marks

Triangle A and triangle B are drawn on the grid. [Figure 23.1]

  1. (a)Describe fully the single transformation that maps triangle A onto triangle B.[3]
  2. (b)Transformation P is represented by the matrix (1/2 0) (0 -1/2) P maps triangle A onto triangle C. On the grid, draw triangle C.[2]

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  1. [3] (a) Rotation
  2. [3] (a) 90° clockwise oe
  3. [3] (a) (1,-1)
  4. [3] (a) B1 for each
  5. [2] (b) Triangle at (2, 0), (1, 0), (1, 2)
  6. [2] (b) B1 for two vertices correct or two correct pairs of coordinates soi

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Vectors and transformations, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 5 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, May/June 2021 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 23.

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