Monthly Archives: January 2017

Exercise 3.3.26. A middle-aged man is stretched on a rack with various forces. Given the measurements of length (in feet) at forces (in tons), and assuming that Hooke’s Law applies, use least squares to find the man’s length when no … Continue reading →

Exercise 3.3.25. Given the measurements at  from the previous exercise, what would be the coefficient matrix , the unknown vector , and the data vector if we wish to fit the data using a parabola of the form ? Answer: We would … Continue reading →