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a = (remaining / remaining_count - min_period) / (remaining_count - 1)
b = min_period - a
c = 0

work [usually made a mistake and have to go back and fix it and
propagate the fix through]:

remainings[0] = 0
remainings[1] = min_period
remainings[remaining_count] = remaining
y(x) = ax^2 + bx + c
y(0) = c = 0
y(1) = a + b + c = min_period
y(remaining_count) = a (remaining_count^2) + b (remaining_count) + c = remaining
c = 0
a + b = min_period
a(remaining_count^2) + b(remaining_count) = remaining
b = min_period - a
a(remaining_count^2) + (min_period - a)(remaining_count) = remaining
a * remaining_count^2 + min_period * remaining_count - a *
remaining_count = remaining
a * remaining_count^2 - a * remaining_count = remaining - min_period *
remaining_count
a * (remaining_count^2 - remaining_count) = remaining - min_period *
remaining_count
a = (remaining - min_period * remaining_count) / (remaining_count^2 -
remaining_count)
a = (remaining / remaining_count - min_period) / (remaining_count - 1)