Curve fitting: Determine a and b so that function f(x) = axex fits the following data in the least- squares sense. (Note that the function f(x) is not quite just an exponential function!). x 05 10 15 20 25

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Chapter5: Inverse, Exponential, And Logarithmic Functions
Section5.2: Exponential Functions
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Curve fitting: Determine a and b so that function f(x) = axex fits the following data in the least-
squares sense. (Note that the function f(x) is not quite just an exponential function!).
X
0.5
y 0.541
1.0
0.398
1.5 2.0
0.232
2.5
0.106 0.052
Transcribed Image Text:Curve fitting: Determine a and b so that function f(x) = axex fits the following data in the least- squares sense. (Note that the function f(x) is not quite just an exponential function!). X 0.5 y 0.541 1.0 0.398 1.5 2.0 0.232 2.5 0.106 0.052
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