Question

Use a graph utility to find the quadratic function of best fist for the data below.

Answer 1

Solution

Using a graphing calculator, we have

So, the answer is

$\begin{gathered} First\text{ }Box(or\text{ }Coefficient\text{ }Of\text{ }x^2)=0.084 \\ \\ Second\text{ }Box(or\text{ }Coefficient\text{ }Of\text{ }x\text{ }excluding\text{ }the\text{ }minus)=0.759 \\ \\ Third\text{ }Box(or\text{ }Constant)=32.295 \end{gathered}$