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                initial estimates for Solver  323    L
                InputBox function  4 1               Lagrange fourth-order polynomial  87
                InputBox method, syntax of the  42   Laplace's equation  264,266
                insert a module sheet  2             LBound function  44
                Insert Function dialog box  12       least squares
                Integer keyword  29                    curve fitting  3 16
                integral, definite  127                fit to a straight line  288,289,292,
                  indefinite  127                        294,3 16
                Integrate custom function  134         intercept  288
                Integrates custom function  136        slope  288
                IntegrateT custom function  136      Legendre polynomials  137
                integrating a function  133          limitations of the Regression tool  305
                integration, lower and upper limits of   of Trendline  301
                   134, 140, 142                     limits of integration, lower and upper
                  symbolic  127                          134, 140, 143
                INTERCEPT worksheet function  289,   linear
                   29  1                               equations, systems of  190
                intercept, least-squares  288          in the coefficients  287,289
                InterpC custom function  88, 92        interpolation  83, 85, 86
                InterpC2 custom function  93,95        interpolation in a two-way table  90
                InterpL custom function  86, 90        least squares curve fitting  3 16
                interpolation  77, 83                  regression  287,289
                  cubic  87                              using Trendline  298
                  linear  83, 85, 86                 linearized forms of nonlinear
                Intersect method  37                     equations  329
                intersection of two lines  174, 178   line-continuation character  10
                interval method with linear          LINEST shortcut  297
                   interpolation  15 1               LINEST worksheet function  65, 105,
                interval-halving method  149             292, 293,294, 296,297
                intrinsically nonlinear  3 13        LINEST's regression statistics  297
                inverse matrix, in SolvStat macro  328   Lineweaver-Burke  330,417
                inverse of a matrix  60              liquid flow (problem)  243
                ISERROR worksheet function  360      local minimum  323
                Iteration box  200, 205,237          logarithmic  41 5
                                                     logical operators  17,25
                J                                    logistic curve  4 18,4 19,420
                Jacobi method  200                   lookup functions  77
                                                     LOOKUP worksheet function  79
                K                                    loop, exiting from  28
                Keep Solver Solution  322            looping  26
                keywords, VBA  365                   loops, nested  28
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