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Inverse of a 2×2 Matrix

Swap the diagonal, negate the off-diagonal, divide by the determinant.

Variables

ad − bc
Determinant (must be nonzero)

Explanation

The inverse satisfies . For larger matrices, row-reduce to .

Example

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