document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=936323>Question 936323</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What polynomial of minimum degree fits the data?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x -7 -2 2 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y 42 7 15 31\r<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 #569750 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=569750\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> given:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%28x%29=x%5E4%2B3x%5E3-32x%5E2-12x%2B112 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%28x%29=x%5E4%2B3x%5E3-32x%5E2-12x%2B112\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >...a polynomial of minimum degree that fits the data\r<BR>\n" );
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