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Determinants & Inverses · Challenge problem

Let A=(210131012)A = \begin{pmatrix}2 & 1 & 0\\1 & 3 & 1\\0 & 1 & 2\end{pmatrix}. Without computing the whole inverse, find the entry in row 1, column 3 of A−1A^{-1}.