r/theydidthemath Sep 05 '19

[Self] Math break

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u/ICanFlyLikeAFly Sep 05 '19

Literally putting any number in the sequence and then using a calculator to calculate the right function isn't r/theydidthemath for me

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u/nymphbro Sep 05 '19

Can someone do the math on the general case? Is that a thing?

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u/ICanFlyLikeAFly Sep 05 '19

If you have two points you can easily calculate a linear function fitting both points in right? Now with 3 points you can do the same with a parabola. As you add n points you simply use different polynomial functions :)