SOLUTION: Please solve and show work. Thank you. Find the inverse for the matrix, it if exists. -2 0 -6 -3 Thank you.

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Question 976112: Please solve and show work. Thank you.
Find the inverse for the matrix, it if exists.
-2 0
-6 -3
Thank you.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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determinant = 1/ad-bc
=1/6
inverse is
-3 === 0 * 1/6
6 === -2
-1/2== 0 INVERSE
-1 ===-1/3
A ;; B ;;; D ;; -B
C ;; D ;;; -C ;; A , EACH OF THESE LATTER IS MULTIPLIED BY THE DETERMINANT 1/AD-BC IN THE ORIGINAL MATRIX.