Check/verify my work and answer? Pseudoinverse of matrix

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I will upload my work and answer for this math problem. Can someone please check/verify if my work and answer is correct/incorrect?
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Also, if it's possible, I would really like to know the command for inputting this kind/type of problem on Ti-89 in order to check correct answers for linear algebra problems like this one.
 

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You should calculate the inverse matrix using
##\begin{bmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{bmatrix}^{-1} = \frac{1}{ac-bd}\begin{bmatrix} d & -b \\ -c & a \end{bmatrix}##
edit: you can also check your answer by matrix multiplication
 
Instead of having to ask us, here is a simple way to check: multiply the resulting matrix by ##A##.

Also, I think it is worth mentioning that OP appears to have written ##\begin{bmatrix}\frac{1}{3} & -\frac{1}{3} \\ -\frac{1}{3} & \frac{5}{6}\end{bmatrix}##. I confused the /‘s with 1’s.

P.S., please use LaTeX instead of uploading your handwriting. The LaTeX guide can be found here.
 
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I changed the title to make it more descriptive. The old title didn't have the topic of the question.
suremarc said:
Instead of having to ask us, here is a simple way to check: multiply the resulting matrix by ##A##.
That's the nice feature of calculating (pseudo)inverse matrices, they come with a simple cross-check.

1 and the division symbol look identical to me which is quite confusing.
 
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mfb said:
1 and the division symbol look identical to me which is quite confusing.
Very much so.
The ##(A^TA)^{-1}## matrix looked like ##\begin{bmatrix} 113 & -113 \\ -113 & 516\end{bmatrix}## at first glance, and similar problems in most of the others.
@Math100, to make your work more readable, make the / symbol look different from 1.
 
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Mark44 said:
Very much so.
The ##(A^TA)^{-1}## matrix looked like ##\begin{bmatrix} 113 & -113 \\ -113 & 516\end{bmatrix}## at first glance, and similar problems in most of the others.
@Math100, to make your work more readable, make the / symbol look different from 1.

Yes, I'm so sorry about the confusion. It's meant to be fractions.
 
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