You generate a scatter plot using excel. you then have excel plot the trend line and report the equation and the r 2 value. the regression equation is reported as y = − 60.41 x + 36.69 and the r 2 = 0.0049 .

Use a software program or a graphing utility with matrix capabilities to solve the system of linear equations using an inverse matrix. x1 + 2x2 − x3 + 3x4 − x5 = 6 x1 − 3x2 + x3 + 2x4 − x5 = −6 2x1 + x2 + x3 − 3x4 + x5 = 3 x1 − x2 + 2x3 + x4 − x5 = −3 2x1 + x2 − x3 + 2x4 + x5 = 5