The Table Below Gives the Number of Inches of Precipitation

question 40

Multiple Choice

The table below gives the number of inches of precipitation that fell in a city in the given months. Use the method of least squares to find the multivariable function f with inputs a and b for the best fitting line where x is 1 in January, 2 in February, and 3 in March.

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