If $A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}3 & -1 \\ -4 & 2\end{array}\right]$, then $A^{-1}$ is

If $A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}3 & -1 \\ -4 & 2\end{array}\right]$, then $A^{-1}$ is
  1. $\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & -\frac{1}{2} \\ 2 & \frac{3}{2}\end{array}\right]$
  2. $\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & \frac{1}{2} \\ -2 & \frac{3}{2}\end{array}\right]$
  3. $\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & -\frac{1}{2} \\ -2 & \frac{3}{2}\end{array}\right]$
  4. $\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & \frac{1}{2} \\ 2 & \frac{3}{2}\end{array}\right]$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} A= & {\left[\begin{array}{cc}3 & -1 \\ -4 & 2\end{array}\right] } \\ A^{-1}= & \frac{1}{6-4}\left[\begin{array}{ll}2 & 1 \\ 4 & 3\end{array}\right] \\ & \ldots\left[\text { If } A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}a & b \\ c & d\end{array}\right] \text { and } a d-b c \neq 0, \text { then }\right. \\ = & \left.\frac{1}{2}\left[\begin{array}{ll}2 & 1 \\ 4 & 3\end{array}\right] \quad A^{-1}=\frac{1}{(a d-b c)}\left[\begin{array}{cc}d & -b \\ -c & a\end{array}\right] .\right] \\ A^{-1}= & {\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & \frac{1}{2} \\ 2 & \frac{3}{2}\end{array}\right] }\end{aligned}$

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