Question
Write A-1 for $\text{A}=\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 5 \\ 1 & 3 \end{bmatrix}$

Answer

$|\text{A}|=\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 5 \\ 1 & 3 \end{bmatrix}=1\neq0$
Let Cij be the cofactor of aij in A.
The cofactors of element A are given by
C11 = 3
C12 = -1
C21 = -5
C22 = 2
$\text{adj A}=\begin{bmatrix} 3 & -1 \\ -5 & 2 \end{bmatrix}^\text{T}=\begin{bmatrix} 3 & -5 \\ -1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$
$|\text{A}|=6-5=1$
$\therefore\text{A}^{-1}=\frac{1}{|\text{A}|}\text{ adj A}=\begin{bmatrix} 3 & -5 \\ -1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$

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