Use a Cubic or Quartic Regression (As Specified) to Fit $y \approx 0.23 x ^ { 3 } + 0.73 x ^ { 2 } + 5.30 x + 15.00$

question 409

Multiple Choice

Use a cubic or quartic regression (as specified) to fit a curve through the points given in the table. Round to the nearest
hundredth.
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• A) \(y \approx 0.23 x ^ { 3 } + 0.73 x ^ { 2 } + 5.30 x + 15.00\)
• B) \(y = - 0.23 x ^ { 3 } + 0.93 x ^ { 2 } + 5.30 x + 15.00\)
• C) \(y = - 0.23 x ^ { 3 } + 0.73 x ^ { 2 } + 5.10 x + 15.00\)
• D) \(y \approx 0.23 x ^ { 3 } + 0.93 x ^ { 2 } + 5.10 x + 15.00\)

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Definitions:

Semiconservative Replication

The method by which DNA is replicated in all known cells, where each of the two strands of the DNA molecule serve as a template for the production of the complementary strand.

Hydrogen Bonds

Weak bonds between molecules or within molecules that result from an electrostatic attraction between a hydrogen atom, which is covalently bonded to a more electronegative atom, and another electronegative atom.

DNA Polymerase

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Watson-Crick Model

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