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From: mwg@mouton.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Best fitting curve - 3 points
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Date: Mon, 25-Jun-84 09:08:52 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 25 09:08:52 1984
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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