EBK NUMERICAL METHODS FOR ENGINEERS
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Chapter 20, Problem 2P
You perform experiments and determine the following values of heat capacity c at various temperatures T for a gas:
T | –50 | –30 | 0 | 60 | 90 | 110 |
c | 1270 | 1280 | 1350 | 1480 | 1580 | 1700 |
Use regression to determine a model to predict c as a function of T.
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