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= Solution

Direct multiplication gives $A^2=-I/4$. Therefore $A(-4A)=I=(-4A)A$, yielding
$$
\boxed{A^2=\begin{pmatrix}-1/4&0\\0&-1/4\end{pmatrix},\qquad
A^{-1}=-4A=\begin{pmatrix}0&-2\\2&0\end{pmatrix}}.
$$
The nonzero <determinant> ensures that this two-sided inverse is unique as a <matrix inverse>.

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