SOLUTION: What polynomial of minimum degree fits the data? x -7 -2 2 4 y 42 7 15 31 y= ?

Question 936323: What polynomial of minimum degree fits the data?
x -7 -2 2 4
y 42 7 15 31
y= ?
Found 2 solutions by reviewermath, MathLover1:
Answer by reviewermath(1029) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The minimum degree is 2 and the equation is
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
given:
| ||||
| | | | |

...a polynomial of minimum degree that fits the data

RELATED QUESTIONS
What polynomial of minimum degree fits the data? x -2 2 3 5 y -61 -21 4 240 y=... (answered by AnlytcPhil)
Which equation best fits the data in the table? x: 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 : y: 5 : 7 : 7 : 11: (answered by Fombitz)
Express x^8 + x^4 y^4 - x^6 y^2 + x^3 y^5 - 4xy^7 - y^8 as the product of two polynomials (answered by CPhill)
Calculate coefficient of correlation from the following data. X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Y 9... (answered by ikleyn)
A store sells motor scooters. The table shows the number y of scooters sold during the... (answered by Fombitz)
Factor completely. Remember that you can check bymultiplying. If a polynomial is prime... (answered by funmath)
Help please: Please show and explain work Question 23 (Worth 2 points) Find the... (answered by checkley75)
(1) x+3y=6 (2) x=2 (3) y=-1 (4)Determine wether graphs of pairs of line are parallel... (answered by Fombitz)
What are the minimum/maximum values of the expression Y^2+3Y-X^2+4X-7? Please... (answered by ikleyn,richard1234)