8.

[Maximum mark: 5]

Let
1 2
0 3
! ' (
=
) *
+ ,
A .

(a) Find
2
A . [2 marks]

(b) Let
3 4
2 1
! ' (
=
) *
+ ,
B . Solve the matrix equation 3 + = X A B. [3 marks]



9. [Maximum mark: 6]

Let
2 1
3 4
! ' (
=
) *
!
+ ,
M , and
0 0
0 0
' (
=
) *
+ ,
O . Given that
2
6 k ! + = M M I O , find k.



10. [Maximum mark: 6]

(a) Given
7 8
2 3
' (
=
) *
+ ,
A , find
1 !
A . [2 marks]

(b) Hence, solve the system of simultaneous equations.
7 8 1 x y + =
2 3 1 x y + = [4 marks]