Solve 4 equations with 4 unknowns

EssoExplJoe

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I am trying to solve for 4 unknowns in 4 equations as below. I have managed to write a VBA routine to solve for 3 unknowns with 4 equations but I am getting totally lost in the weeds trying with 4 unknowns (4 cubic equations). Does any have any VBA routines that does this?

Points: (Y1,X1), (Y2,X2), (Y3,X3), (Y4,X4)
Points: (10,2), (5,4), (4,11), (4,15)
Four Equations with 4 variables:
a) Y1=a+bX1+cX12+dX13
b) Y2=a+bX2+cX22+dX23
c) Y3=a+bX3+cX32+dX33
d) Y4=a+bX4+cX42+dX43
Solve for a,b c and d :
 
Solver got pretty close, although I don't know if the results are meaningful:


Excel 2010
ABC
1VariableValueResult
2a-0.1076826210.0000001
3b1.927194900.0000000
4c94.587025920.0000000
5d4.036161270.0000000
Sheet1
 
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Sorry for any confusion (your PM) ...

- "Value" is the solved value for each variable, e.g. a is solved as -0.10768262

- Result is the value of each of your four equations using the solved values, e.g.
-A*B^2 + C*B^-3 + B/5 - 4 (using a = -0.10768262 etc) = 10.0000001 (very close to the 10 you require).


 
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