PRETTY_MAT_ID = printSimpleMatrix(MAT)
What is PRETTY_MAT_ID^{-1}?
Express your answer in fractions or exact decimals.
The fractions do not need to be simplified.
PRETTY_MAT_ID^{-1} = \frac{1}{det(PRETTY_MAT_ID)}adj(PRETTY_MAT_ID)
Step 1: Find the adjugate
For any 2x2 matrix printSimpleMatrix(HINT_MAT), the adjugate is printSimpleMatrix(HINT_MAT_ADJ).
adj(PRETTY_MAT_ID)
= printSimpleMatrix(matrixAdj(MAT), KhanUtil.BLUE)
Step 2: Find the determinant
For any 2x2 matrix printSimpleMatrix(HINT_MAT), the determinant is matrix2x2DetHint(HINT_MAT).
det(PRETTY_MAT_ID)
= matrix2x2DetHint(MAT)
= expr(["color", KhanUtil.RED, DET])
Step 3: Put it all together
Now that we have both the determinant and the adjugate, we can compute the inverse.
PRETTY_MAT_ID^{-1} =
\frac{1}{expr(["color", KhanUtil.RED, DET])}
printSimpleMatrix(matrixAdj(MAT), KhanUtil.BLUE)
= PRETTY_SOLN_MAT