Numerical Methods for Engineers
Numerical Methods for Engineers
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ISBN: 9780073397924
Author: Steven C. Chapra Dr., Raymond P. Canale
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17, Problem 15P

The following data are provided

x 1 2 3 4 5
y 2.2 2.8 3.6 4.5 5.5

You want to use least-squares regression to fit these data with the following model,

y = a + b x + c x

Determine the coefficients by setting up and solving Eq. (17.25).

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