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Homework Statement
I'm trying to go about fitting some (x,y,z) coordinate data that I got out of a simulation to a parabola, but I'm not entirely sure how. Is there a general equation for a parabola that instead of having usual (x,y) coordinates has (x,y,z) coordinates?
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The Attempt at a Solution
I know how to create a system of equations for fitting (x,y) coordinate data to a parabola and using matrices to solve for the coefficients for the quadratic equation for the parabola that fits those points, but I have no clue on how to apply it to (x,y,z) data. I'm thinking that there may be calculus involved?
Just looking for some insight. Thanks!