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I now have the equations: -5 = a(10)^5+b(10)^4+c(10)^3+d(10)^2+e(10)+h; 15 = a(-5)^5+b(-5)^4+c(-5)^3+d(-5)^2+e(-5)+h 100 = a(-5/2)^5+b(-5/2)^4+c(-5/2)^3+d(-5/2)^2+e(-5/2)+h 50= a(5/2)^5+b(5/2)^4+c(5/2)^3+d(5/2)^2+e(5/2)+h -1 = 5*a(5)^4+4*b(5)^3+3*c(5)^2+eCan anyone tell...

Haha, thanks, I'm almost done. Once I have my fifth equation, how do I use Maple to solve for the coefficients? I'm fairly new to Maple, but maybe I should know this.

They gave a fourth point, I've got a fourth equation now, but how can I get my fifth from the first and second derivatives?

Oh! Also, there was a fourth point give that I missed, (5/2, 50).

Aha! Ok, I understand this much at least. Yes, I have my three equations now. AM I supposed to set them up a system, and ask maple to solve for the variables?

Wouldn't I just substitute the x-coordinate into my original function, and solve? If it equals the y-coordinate, it would pass through that point. I'm just not sure how to go about doing it with a function this complex. Apparently there is some way I am supposed to use maple to do it, but I...

Sorry, but I'm not really sure what you mean. Here is a link to the assignment, I'm doing question 1, and I used a value of 5 for 'k', so I figured out my points from that. I hope that's clearer. http://people.stfx.ca/pkeizer/assignments/a4.pdf

I have the basic quintic function f(x)=ax^5+bx^4+cx^3+dx^2+ex+f I need to find the values of the coefficients a,b,c,d,e and f, creating a function that satisfies these conditions: It will pass through the points (-5,15), (-5/2, 100), and (10, -5). (If I graphed the function I'm trying to...

Homework Statement Using Maple, I'm asked to create a quintic function, in the form of ax^5+bx^4+cx^3+dx^2+ex+f given the following data: It will pass through the points (-5,15), (-5/2, 100), and (10, -5) -f'(5)=(-1) -f''(5)=1 Homework Equations How would I go about doing this? I'm allowed to...