Excel: filling a table based on trendline equation without creating a chart/trendline

Excel: filling a table based on trendline equation without creating a chart/trendline Is it possible to generate a trendline equation without drawing a graph?
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"Excel's functions ""FOR3ECAST"" or ""TREND"" (using array-formulae) will get you what you want assuming the trend is linear.

By futzing with the data, you may be able to get a polynomial curve fitting .

This taken from Excel Help:

FORECAST

FORECAST(x,known_y's,known_x's)

Calculates, or predicts, a future value by using existing values. The predicted value is a y-value for a given x-value. The known values are existing x-values and y-values, and the new value is predicted by using linear regression. You can use this function to predict future sales, inventory requirements, or consumer trends.

TREND

TREND(known_y's,known_x's,new_x's,const)

Returns values along a linear trend. Fits a straight line (using the method of least squares) to the arrays known_y's and known_x's. Returns the y-values along that line for the array of new_x's that you specify."