Numerical Methods for Engineers
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780073397924
Author: Steven C. Chapra Dr., Raymond P. Canale
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17, Problem 7P
Fit the following data with
(a) A saturation-growth-rate model,
(b) A power equation, and
(c) A parabola. In each case, plot the data and the equation.
| x | 0.75 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8.5 |
| y | 1.2 | 1.95 | 2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
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