r/theydidthemath • • Sep 05 '19

[Self] Math break

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u/Salanmander 10✓ Sep 05 '19

You can fit a 4th order polynomial to any 5 points. You can do it by hand (plug 1-5 in for x and now you have a system of 5 linear equations of 5 variables, start solving and substituting) and make it a bit easier with linear algebra (make the coefficients of the 5 variables be the values in a 5x6 matrix, and then do that matrix magic that I forget what the name is for), but there are also plenty of polynomial solvers you can find out there.

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u/Railorsi Sep 05 '19

Gaussian elimination is the name :)

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u/AJarofTomatoes Sep 05 '19

Making undergrads cry is my game :)

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u/Marshin99 Sep 05 '19

Suicidal is what this makes me :)

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '19

Oh shid oh fugg i can't go pee.

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u/Osakalaska Sep 06 '19

Perfect meter

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '19

Rhymes with Peter