After plotting the points on a coordinate plane, connect them to see the type of curve that best fits them.
Graph:
Model: Quadratic
Practice makes perfect
We want to determine the most appropriate model for the given data set.
(- 3,0), (1, 4), (-1,6), (2,0)To do so we will plot and connect the given points on a coordinate plane. Then we can see the type of curve that best fits.
We see that the curve that best fits the points is a parabola. Therefore, the most appropriate model for the data set is a quadratic model. Let's now remove the curve and leave only the given points.
