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8/17/2006 11:14:07 AM    Graphing relationship between 3 variables
I have a data sheet which depends on x, y, and z. Therefore, the 
 
function is something like z = cx + dy, where c and d are constants and 
 
x and y may have exponents. 
 
I don't know, however, how to graph this sort of data in excel. The 
 
surface graph seems really dissatisfactory, and does not offer me the 
 
option of seeing the equation the data makes. 
 
My values are like this: 
 
X--------------Y----------------Z 
 
20-------------0-------------$1,000,232.51 
 
15-------------5-------------$5,022,111.11 
 
15-------------3-------------$2,333,444,34 
 
20-------------3-------------$1,951,114.25 
 
I need to see how X and Y affect Z, figure out the equation of this 
 
surface, and then take partial derivatives to figure out the optimal 
 
values for X and Y to maximize Z. 
 
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