Clear["Global`*"] pts = {{1, 0}, {2, -1 + 2/E}, {3, -1 + 3/E^2}, {4, -1 + 4/E^3}}; p[x_] = a (x^3) + b (x^2) + c (x) + d; print["p[x]=", p[x]]; eq1 = p[1] == 0; eq2 = p[2] == -1 + 2/E; eq3 = p[3] == -1 + 3/E^2; eq4 = p[4] == -1 + 4/E^3; eqns = {eq1, eq2, eq3, eq4}; vars = {a, b, c, d}; solset = Solve[eqns, vars]; Print[TableForm[eqns]]; Print["Solve and get"]; Print[solset]; p[x]; ReplaceAll[p[x],solset[[1]]]; (*Note this is solset subscript [[1]] but I didnt know how to write it onto here*) p3[x_]=ReplaceAll[p[x],solset[[1]]];(*Note this is solset subscript [[1]] but I didnt know how to write it onto here, it is also p subscript 3*) Needs["Graphics`Colors`"]; dots = ListPlot[pts, PlotStyle -> {Red, PointSize[0.02]}, DisplayFunction -> Identity] gr = Plot[[p3][x], {x, 1.0, 10.0}, PlotStyle -> Blue, DisplayFunction -> Identity]; (Note it is also p subscript 3) graph1 = Show[gr, dots, PlotRange -> {{0, 10}, {-10, 3}}, Ticks -> {Range[0, 3, 1], Range[0, 3, 1]}, DisplayFunction -> $ DisplayFunction]
I am getting an error and the need function as well as there being an issue with posting my curve against the original functions curve. For now, I do see the curve plotted using the show function above but when I try to add the function before the beziur curve, it messes up.