Matrix Inverse

What is the inverse of the shown matrix?

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The inverse of a square $$n\times n$$ matrix is:
$$$A^{-1}=\frac{adj(A)}{|A|}$$$
where $$|A|$$ is the determinant of matrix A, and $$adj(A)$$ is the adjoint of matrix A, which is obtained by replacing $$A^T$$ elements with their cofactors.
Hint 2
$$$\begin{bmatrix}a & b\\ c & d\end{bmatrix}^{-1}=\frac{1}{ad-bc}\begin{bmatrix}d & -b\\ -c & a\end{bmatrix}$$$
The inverse of a square $$n\times n$$ matrix is:
$$$A^{-1}=\frac{adj(A)}{|A|}$$$
where $$|A|$$ is the determinant of matrix A, and $$adj(A)$$ is the adjoint of matrix A, which is obtained by replacing $$A^T$$ elements with their cofactors. Thus, for a 2 x 2 matrix:
$$$\begin{bmatrix}a & b\\ c & d\end{bmatrix}^{-1}=\frac{1}{ad-bc}\begin{bmatrix}d & -b\\ -c & a\end{bmatrix}$$$
Therefore,
$$$\begin{bmatrix}1 & -2\\ -3 & 4\end{bmatrix}^{-1}=\frac{1}{(1)(4)-(-2)(-3)}\begin{bmatrix}4 & 2\\ 3 & 1\end{bmatrix}$$$
$$$=\frac{1}{4-6}\begin{bmatrix}4 & 2\\ 3 & 1\end{bmatrix}=-\frac{1}{2}\begin{bmatrix}4 & 2\\ 3 & 1\end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}-2 & -1\\ -1.5 & -0.5\end{bmatrix}$$$
The solution can be verified by multiplying the original matrix with its inverse. The resultant is the identity matrix ( $$n\times n$$ matrix with 1’s on the diagonal and 0’s everywhere else).
$$$[A][A]^{-1}=[A]^{-1}[A]=[I]$$$
where $$[I]$$ is the identity matrix, $$[A]$$ is the original matrix, and $$[A]^{-1}$$ is the inverse matrix.
$$$\begin{bmatrix}-2 & -1\\ -1.5 & -0.5\end{bmatrix}$$$
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