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18 Algebrator Manual 6. Type the "-1" exponent. Second way: 1. Press the button. 2. Press the (new power) button - this will create a "power" template. 3. Press the (new matrix) button. 4. Fill all the entries of the matrix with the desired values. 5. Press the key to make the cursor exit the matrix. 6. Press the key to make the cursor go "up" to the exponent area. 7. Type the "-1" exponent. Should I verify if the matrix is invertible before trying to find its inverse? No, that is not necessary. If you enter a non-invertible matrix, Algebrator will inform you and will ask you if you wish to find its determinant (so that you can see that it is equal to zero, which is the indicator that the matrix is not invertible). Watch Video Adding matrices Multiplying matrices Matrix inverse Related help topics © 1998 - 2010 Softmath