Inverse of a weird looking matrix

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If A =

[ -4e^4t sin(9t) -4e^5t cos(9t) ]
[ 4e^4t cos(9t) 4e^5t sin(9t) ]

then what would A^-1 be?

I think I am mainly confused with the cos's and sin's...and all that other junk...since I know how to get the inverse of a regular matrix!

Thank you!


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