The fuel economy of a car (miles per gallon) varies with its speed. In an experiment, the following five measurements are obtained: Speed (mph) 25 70 Fuel economy (mpg) 26 24 Use quadratic splines interpolation with the data above, to calculate the fuel economy at a speed of (a) 30 mph, (b) 65mph 10 12 40 28 55 30

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The fuel economy of a car (miles per gallon) varies with its speed. In an experiment, the following
five measurements are obtained:
Speed (mph)
25
55
70
Fuel economy (mpg)
26
30
24
Use quadratic splines interpolation with the data above, to calculate the fuel economy at a speed of
(a) 30 mph, (b) 65mph
10
12
40
28
Transcribed Image Text:The fuel economy of a car (miles per gallon) varies with its speed. In an experiment, the following five measurements are obtained: Speed (mph) 25 55 70 Fuel economy (mpg) 26 30 24 Use quadratic splines interpolation with the data above, to calculate the fuel economy at a speed of (a) 30 mph, (b) 65mph 10 12 40 28
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