xdata = [0,4,8,12,16,20,24]

ydata = [8,24,50,70,150,500,2500]

x0=[100,-1]

fun = @(x,xdata)x(1)*exp(x(2)*xdata)

ans = lsqcurvefit(fun,x0,xdata,ydata)

ans = 0.2152 0.3900

times = linspace(xdata(1),xdata(end))

plot(xdata,ydata, times, fun(ans,times))

𝑦 = .2152𝑒 .39𝑡
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