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4 Lagrange Method of Interpolation

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Multiple-Choice Test

Chapter 05.04
Lagrange Method of Interpolation
1. A unique polynomial of degree ______________ passes through n  1 data points.
(A) n  1
(B) n
(C) n or less
(D) n  1 or less

2. Given the two points a, f a , b, f b  , the linear Lagrange polynomial f1  x  that
passes through these two points is given by
x b xa
(A) f1  x   f a   f b 
ab ab
x x
(B) f1  x   f a   f b 
ba ba
f b   f a 
(C) f1 x   f a   b  a 
ba
x b xa
(D) f1  x   f a   f b 
ab ba

3. The Lagrange polynomial that passes through the 3 data points is given by

x 15 18 22
y 24 37 25

f 2  x   L0  x 24  L1  x 37   L2  x 25


The value of L1  x  at x  16 is most nearly
(A) –0.071430
(B) 0.50000
(C) 0.57143
(D) 4.3333

05.04.1
05.04.2 Chapter 05.04

4. The following data of the velocity of a body is given as a function of time.

Time ( s ) 10 15 18 22 24
Velocity ( m s ) 22 24 37 25 123

A quadratic Lagrange interpolant is found using three data points, t  15 , 18 and 22.
From this information, at what of the times given in seconds is the velocity of the body
26 m/s during the time interval of t  15 to t  22 seconds.
(A) 20.173
(B) 21.858
(C) 21.667
(D) 22.020

5. The path that a robot is following on a x, y plane is found by interpolating four data
points as

x 2 4.5 5.5 7
y 7.5 7.5 6 5

y  x   0.15238 x 3  2.2571x 2  9.6048 x  3.9000


The length of the path from x  2 to x  7 is
(A) 7.5  7.52  4.5  22  6  7.52  5.5  4.52  5  62  7  5.52
7
(B) 
2
1  (0.15238 x 3  2.2571x 2  9.6048 x  3.9000) 2 dx
7
(C) 
2
1  (0.45714 x 2  4.5142 x  9.6048) 2 dx
7

 (0.15238 x  2.2571x 2  9.6048 x  3.9000)dx


3
(D)
2
6. The following data of the velocity of a body is given as a function of time.
Time (s) 0 15 18 22 24
Velocity (m/s) 22 24 37 25 123
If you were going to use quadratic interpolation to find the value of the velocity at
t  14.9 seconds, what three data points of time would you choose for interpolation?
(A) 0, 15, 18
(B) 15, 18, 22
(C) 0, 15, 22
(D) 0, 18, 24

Complete Solution

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