Question

Find the equation of the best­ fit line from the tomato plant table above.

Chart
Height (inches) # of Tomatoes
27 12
33 18
19 9
40 16
31 15


Please help! Going on vacation this weekend and want to be done with school. This is my last assignment

Answer 1

I feel your struggle. Well, someone will help.

Answer 2

you want best fit ,in polynomial ? or other form ?

Answer 3

I am not sure it is for a scatter plot

Answer 4

do you plot points ?

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

i am sorry this subject is confusing to but i know how to make the scatter plot just do not know how to find equations.

Answer 7

use microsoft excel
type the point
it is very easy to get scatter plot in it

Answer 8

I unfortunately do not have Microsoft yet. I just got a new computer.

Answer 9

you can use online program , find by google

Answer 10

ok will it help find the equation too?

Answer 11

usually
but you said ,you are able to find the equation !

Answer 12

you have 5 points
you can find a polynomial in 4 degree , that passes all points

Answer 13

\[f(x)=-0.0015035394*x^4+0.17208577*x^3-7.2202317*x^2+132.03964*x-877.64305\]

Answer 14

it is standard form
do you want , something like that ?

Answer 15

I understand how to create the graph i do not know how to find the equation

Answer 16

I understand how to draw the chart I am confused on how to find the equation?

Answer 17

newton backward method for n'th degree polynomial ,can use

or regression line for line

Answer 18

what degree you want to interpolate ?

Answer 19

The problem asks for the best fit line.
Why not treat it as a straight line?
Use to points to find the slope, and find the y-intercept.
Then use that information to find the equation of the line.