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Given the following text problem statement, write Python code to implement the functionality described below in problem statement
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Problem:
Suppose I have a hypotetical function I'd like to approximate:
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Python Code:
import numpy as np
x = [-1, 2, 5, 100]
y = [123, 456, 789, 1255]
result = np.polyfit(x, y, 2)
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