The table shows the variation of the relative thermal conductivity k of sodium with temperature T. Find the quadratic th
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The table shows the variation of the relative thermal conductivity k of sodium with temperature T. Find the quadratic that fits the data in the least-squares sense. T(°C) 79 124 190 249 357 464 590 673 851 k 1.00 0.954 0.845 0.792 0.637 0.572 0.428 0.381 0.278 Calculate coefficients a and bin y = a/x +b*Sqrt(x) to be a least squares fit to the data in the table.