Question
If $\text{A}=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & -3 \\ 2 & 0 \end{bmatrix},$ write $adj \ A.$

Answer

$|\text{A}|=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & -3 \\ 2 & 0 \end{bmatrix}=6\neq0$
A is a non$-$singular matrix. Therefore, it is invertible.
Let $C_{ij}$ be a cofactor of $a_{ij}$ in $A$.
The cofactors of element $A$ are given by
$C_{11} = 0$
$C_{12} = -2$
$C_{21} = 3$
$C_{22} = 1$
$\therefore\ \text{adj A}=\text{A}=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & -2 \\ 3 & 1 \end{bmatrix}^\text{T}=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 3 \\ -2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$

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