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+## The function creates a special "matrix" object that can cache its inverse.
+ 
+makeCacheMatrix <- function(x = matrix()) {
+
+  inv <- NULL
+
+  set <- function(y) {
+
+    x <<- y
+
+    inv <<- NULL
+
+  }
+
+  get <- function() x
+
+  setinverse <- function(inverse) inv <<- inverse
+
+  getinverse <- function() inv
+
+  list(set = set,
+
+       get = get,
+
+       setinverse = setinverse,
+
+       getinverse = getinverse)
+
+}
+ 
+ 
+## The function calculates the mean of the special "vector" created with the above function
+ 
+cacheSolve <- function(x, ...) {
+
+  inv <- x$getinverse()
+
+  if(!is.null(inv)) {
+
+    message("getting cached data")
+
+    return(inv)
+
+  }
+
+  mat <- x$get()
+
+  inv <- solve(mat, ...)
+
+  x$setinverse(inv)
+
+  inv
+
+}
+