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Interpolation: X A X A X A A X F
Interpolation: X A X A X A A X F
f 2 ( x)
x x1 x x2
f ( x0 )
x x0 x x2
f ( x1 )
x0 x1 x0 x 2 x1 x0 x1 x 2
x x0 x x1
f ( x2 )
x2 x0 x2 x1
•As with Newton’s method, the Lagrange version has an
estimated error of:
n
Rn f [ x, xn , xn 1 , , x0 ] ( x xi )
i 0
by Lale Yurttas, Texas Chapter 18 9
A&M University
Copyright © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display.
Figure 18.10
f ( x) a0 a1 x a2 x a x x 2 n
f ( x1 ) a0 a1 x1 a x a x 2
2 1
n
n 1
f ( xn ) a0 a1 xn a x a x 2
2 n
n
n n
Where “x”s are the knowns and “a”s are the unknowns.