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Fit a polynomial of optimal degree to these points:

s 1.1 1.6 11.4 4.1 5.3 17.5 9.4 11.5 12.1
f(x) 7.9 24.8 -28.8 42.6 29.6 -34.6 -3.1 -28.7 -39.6

Use "polyfit" function using MATLAB.

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Fit a polynomial of optimal degree to these points:

s 1.1 1.6 11.4 4.1 5.3 17.5 9.4 11.5 12.1
f(x) 7.9 24.8 -28.8 42.6 29.6 -34.6 -3.1 -28.7 -39.6

Use "polyfit" function using MATLAB.

First if you'd like help with polyfit in Matlab, type at the command prompt:
> help polyfit
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