The table shows the annual consumption of cheese per person in the United States for selected years in the 20th century. (1908, 5.027),(1923, 8.768),(1960, 12.29),(1981, 15.485)
What cubic model best fits this data?

Question

The table shows the annual consumption of cheese per person in the United States for selected years in the 20th century. (1908, 5.027),(1923, 8.768),(1960, 12.29),(1981, 15.485)
What cubic model best fits this data?

anonymous · Answer

given a table of values, you can find the cubic equation ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d by subbing in 4 of those given values and using elimination to solve.