document.write( "Question 954080: Find a cubic model
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Algebra.Com's Answer #582707 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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The general form of a cubic polynomial is,
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=ax%5E3%2Bbx%5E2%2Bcx%2Bd\"
\n" ); document.write( "Input each point to get an equation,
\n" ); document.write( "\"-12=0%2B0%2B0%2Bd\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"10=a%2Bb%2Bc-12\"
\n" ); document.write( "1.\"a%2Bb%2Bc=22\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"4=a%282%29%5E3%2Bb%282%29%5E2%2Bc%282%29-12\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8a%2B4b%2B2c=16\"
\n" ); document.write( "2.\"4a%2B2b%2Bc=8\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"42=a%283%29%5E3%2Bb%283%29%5E2%2Bc%283%29-12\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"27a%2B9b%2B3c=54\"
\n" ); document.write( "3.\"9a%2B3b%2Bc=18\"
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract eq. 1 from eq. 2 and eq. 3 to eliminate \"c\".
\n" ); document.write( "\"4a%2B2b%2Bc-a-b-c=8-22\"
\n" ); document.write( "4.\"3a%2Bb=-14\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"9a%2B3b%2Bc-a-b-c=18-22\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8a%2B2b=-4\"
\n" ); document.write( "5.\"4a%2Bb=-2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Finally subtract eq. 4 from eq. 5 to eliminate \"b\".
\n" ); document.write( "\"4a%2Bb-3a-b=-2-14\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a=12\"
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2812%29%2Bb=-14\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"36%2Bb=-14\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=-50\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"12-50%2Bc=22\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=60\"
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