#The first function, makeCacheMatrix creates a special "matrix", which is really a list containing a function to
#1.set the value of the matrix
#2.get the value of the matrix
#3.set the value of the inverse
#4.get the value of the inverse
makeCacheMatrix <- function(x = matrix()) {
m <- NULL
set <- function(y) {
x <<- y
m <<- NULL
}
get <- function() x
setinverse <- function(inverse) m <<- inverse
getinverse <- function() m
list(set = set, get = get,
setinverse = setinverse,
getinverse = getinverse)
}
#The following function computes the inverse of the special "matrix" returned by makeCacheMatrix above. However, it first checks to see if the inverse has already been calculated. If so, it gets the inverse from the cache and skips the computation. Otherwise, it calculates the inverse of the matrix and sets it in the cache via the setinverse function.
cacheSolve <- function(x, ...) {
m <- x$getinverse()
if(!is.null(m)) {
message("getting cached data")
return(m)
}
data <- x$get()
m <- solve(data, ...)
x$setinverse(m)
m
}