find a quadratic function that fits the set of data points.

(1,4), (-1.6), (-2,16)

what did i do wrong, i got -2x^2-x+7

1 answer

his looks familiar, but I can't find it. Here it is:

plug in the x,y values in the equation

ax^2 + bx + c = y

a + b + c = 4
a - b + c = 6
4a - 2b + c = 16

a = 3
b = -1
c = 2

y = 3x^2 - x + 2

Don't know where you took a wrong turn.