O p:=interp([1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10],[1.3,3.5,4.2,5.0,7.0,8.8,10.

1,
12.5,13.0,15.6],x);
p := 0.00007164903227 x9 K0.003127480266 x8 C0.05718584874 x7 K0.5698264133 x6
5

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C3.378032576 x K12.26852504 x C27.40284704 x K37.40852517 x

C31.31186805 x K10.60000106
O plot({p},x=1..10);

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12

10

2
1

10

x
O p:=interp([2,2.5,4],[0.5,0.4,0.25],x);
2
p := 0.05000000000 x K0.4250000000 x C1.150000000

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O evalf(subs(x=3,p));
0.3250000000

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O restart:with(stats):
O xvals:=[0,0.25,0.5,0.75,1];
xvals := 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1

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O yvals:=[1,1.284,1.6487,2.117,2.7183];
yvals := 1, 1.284, 1.6487, 2.117, 2.7183

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O z:=fit[leastsquare[[x,y],y=a*x^2+b*x+c,{a,b,c}]]([xvals,yvals]);
z := y = 0.8436571429 x2 C0.8641828571 x C1.005137143
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O evalf(subs(x=1.7,z));
y = 4.912417143

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O restart:with(stats):
O xvals:=[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10];
xvals := 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

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O yvals:=[1.3,3.5,4.2,5.0,7.0,8.8,10.1,12.5,13.0,15.6];
yvals := 1.3, 3.5, 4.2, 5.0, 7.0, 8.8, 10.1, 12.5, 13.0, 15.6

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O z:=fit[leastsquare[[x,y],y=a*x+b,{a,b}]]([xvals,yvals]);
z := y = 1.538181818 x K0.3600000000

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O evalf(subs(x=1.7,z));
y = 2.254909091

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xvals := 2, 2.5, 4

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O restart:with(stats):
O xvals:=[2,2.5,4];
O yvals:=[0.5,0.4,0.25];
yvals := 0.5, 0.4, 0.25

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O z:=fit[leastsquare[[x,y],y=a*x+b,{a,b}]]([xvals,yvals]);
z := y = K0.1192307692 x C0.7211538462

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O evalf(subs(x=3,z));
y = 0.3634615386

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xvals := 2, 2.5, 4

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O restart:with(stats):
O xvals:=[2,2.5,4];
O yvals:=[0.5,0.4,0.25];
yvals := 0.5, 0.4, 0.25

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O z:=fit[leastsquare[[x,y],y=a*x^2+b*x+c,{a,b,c}]]([xvals,yvals]);
z := y = 0.05000000000 x2 K0.4250000000 x C1.150000000
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O evalf(subs(x=3,z));
y = 0.3250000000

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xvals := 2, 2.5, 4

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O restart:with(stats):
O xvals:=[2,2.5,4];
O yvals:=[0.5,0.4,0.25];
yvals := 0.5, 0.4, 0.25

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O z:=fit[leastsquare[[x,y],y=a*x^3+b*x^2+c*x+d,{a,b,c,d}]]([xvals,
yvals]);
z := y = a x3 C 0.05000000000 K8.500000000 a x2 C K0.4250000000 C23. a x
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C1.150000000 K20. a
O evalf(subs(x=3,z));
y = K0.50000000 a C0.3250000000

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