Adjoint of a Matrix

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Adjoint of a Matrix

## Definition / Concept

The adjoint of a square matrix $$a$$ is the transpose of its cofactor matrix.

If the cofactor matrix is:

$$C=[C_{ij}]$$

then:

$$\operatorname{adj}(A)=C^T$$

## Usage

- Used to find the inverse of a matrix.

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