//Example 5.6 clc clear X = 1:0.2:2; Y = [0.98 1.4 1.86 2.55 2.28 3.2]; n = length(Y); M1 = [sum(X.^4) sum(X.^3) sum(X.^2); sum(X.^3) sum(X.^2) sum(X); sum(X.^2) sum(X) n]; M2 = [sum(X.^2 .* Y); sum(X.*Y); sum(Y)]; A = M1\M2; a = A(1); b = A(2); c = A(3); disp(round(a*10^4)/10^4, "a =") disp(round(b*10^4)/10^4, "b =") disp(round(c*10^4)/10^4, "c =")