4 Lagrange Method of Interpolation
4 Lagrange Method of Interpolation
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 xa
(A) f1 x f a f b
ab ab
x x
(B) f1 x f a f b
ba ba
f b f a
(C) f1 x f a b a
ba
x b xa
(D) f1 x f a f b
ab ba
3. The Lagrange polynomial that passes through the 3 data points is given by
x 15 18 22
y 24 37 25
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05.04.2 Chapter 05.04
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
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