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Proof. Geometrically, we start with the line y = Ax + B. The vertical distance dk from the data point (xk , yk) to the point (xk , Axk+B) on the line is dk = Axk+B - yk. We must minimize the sum of the squares of the vertical distances dk :

(1.7)

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