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Corrected value in a quadratic table

High school · ●●○○○ 20 pts

A student plots y=ax2+bx+cy=ax^2+bx+c (a≠0a\neq 0) using seven equally spaced xx-values x1<x2<⋯<x7x_1<x_2<\cdots<x_7, where xk+1−xkx_{k+1}-x_k is constant. The recorded yy-values are 51,107,185,285,407,549,71751, 107, 185, 285, 407, 549, 717 for x1,…,x7x_1,\ldots,x_7 respectively. Exactly one of these yy-values was calculated incorrectly. Find the correct value of that yy-value.

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