Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mouton.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!mcnc!unc!ulysses!allegra!mouton!mwg From: mwg@mouton.UUCP Newsgroups: net.math,net.ai,net.research Subject: Re: Best fitting curve - 3 points Message-ID: <90@mouton.UUCP> Date: Mon, 25-Jun-84 09:08:52 EDT Article-I.D.: mouton.90 Posted: Mon Jun 25 09:08:52 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 26-Jun-84 06:20:47 EDT References: <1970@sdccsu3.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 8 ++ Since three points determine a parabola, just plug them into y = Ax^2 + Bx + C and solve the system. If you are in more than two dimensions, you can probably do a transformation somehow into the plane determined by the three points and solve; then translate back. -Mark