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document.write( "The profits (in millions) for a company for 8 years was as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "	 Year , X     Profits<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         1993, 1       1.1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         1994, 2       1.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         1995, 3       2.0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "         1996, 4       1.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         1997, 5       1.3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         1998, 6       1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         1999, 7       1.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "         2000, 8       2.1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the cubic function of best fit to the data.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #510743 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=510743\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I used EXCEL (not sure that's allowed).<BR>\n" );
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