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Function inv #
Calculate the inverse of a square matrix.
Syntax #
```js
math.inv(x)
```
Parameters #
Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`x` | number | Complex | Array | Matrix | Matrix to be inversed
Returns #
Type | Description
---- | -----------
number | Complex | Array | Matrix | The inverse of `x`.
Throws #
Type | Description
---- | -----------
Examples #
```js
math.inv([[1, 2], [3, 4]]) // returns [[-2, 1], [1.5, -0.5]]
math.inv(4) // returns 0.25
1 / 4 // returns 0.25
```
See also #
[det](det.html),
[transpose](transpose.html)