Concept understanding — Adjoint, Inverse and Solving Linear Equations
The adjointadj(A) is the transpose of A's cofactor matrix; for 2×2 it is the quick "swap the diagonal, negate the off-diagonal" shortcut. A matrix is singular if ∣A∣=0 (no inverse) and non-singular otherwise, with inverse A−1=∣A∣1adj(A), satisfying AA−1=I. …
A three-variable system is solved by forming the main coefficient determinant and three modified determinants, one for each unknown, then taking their ratios. …
Substituting the constants into the wrong column when forming Dy or Dz (a very common slip in three-variable Cramer's Rule); sign errors in the 3×3 cofactor expansion, which is exactly why a …