Given matrix is,
A=[ 1 2 3 4 ]
The cofactor of a 11 is,
A 11 = ( −1 ) 1+1 4 =4
The cofactor of a 12 is,
A 12 = ( −1 ) 1+2 3 =−3
The cofactor of a 21 is,
A 21 = ( −1 ) 2+1 2 =−2
The cofactor of a 22 is,
A 22 = ( −1 ) 2+2 1 =1
The adjoint of a given matrix is,
adjA=[ A 11 A 21 A 12 A 22 ] =[ 4 −2 −3 1 ]