From e7e2c5dbe5e3ecd034dd809bbf15dcf46a346d53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MLawniczak <mlawniczak@verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 15:15:28 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] final

---
 cachematrix.R | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+)

diff --git a/cachematrix.R b/cachematrix.R
index a50be65aa44..2d6130ad8de 100644
--- a/cachematrix.R
+++ b/cachematrix.R
@@ -3,13 +3,51 @@
 
 ## Write a short comment describing this function
 
+## This function created a special matrix object that
+## can cache its inverse
+
 makeCacheMatrix <- function(x = matrix()) {
+    
+    m <- NULL
+    
+    set <- function(y) {
+        x <<- y
+        m <<- NULL
+    }
+    
+    get <- function() x
+    
+    setinverse <- function(solve) m <<- solve
+    
+    getinverse <- function() m
+    
+    list( set = set, get = get,
+          setinverse = setinverse,
+          getinverse = getinverse)
 
 }
 
 
 ## Write a short comment describing this function
 
+## This function computes the inverse of the special matrix
+## returned by makeCacheMatrix. If the inverse has already
+## been calculated (and the matrix has not changed) then
+## cacheSolve should retrieve the inverse from the cache
+
 cacheSolve <- function(x, ...) {
         ## Return a matrix that is the inverse of 'x'
+    
+    m <- x$getinverse()
+    
+    if(!is.null(m)) {
+        message("getting cached data")
+        return(m)
+    }
+    
+    data <- x$get()
+    m <- solve(data, ...)
+    x$setinverse(m)
+    m
+    
 }