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Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi Department of Mathematical Sciences Numerical Techniques (MA-201) Tutorial-7

1) The document discusses numerical techniques and provides 3 problems involving interpolation of functions. The first problem involves constructing a Lagrange interpolating polynomial for the function f(x)=ln(x) using 3 points and estimating errors. 2) The second problem derives an error bound for linear interpolation of a function f between two points x0 and x1. 3) The third problem shows two polynomials that interpolate the same data set but does not contradict uniqueness, explaining why interpolation is still unique.

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Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi Department of Mathematical Sciences Numerical Techniques (MA-201) Tutorial-7

1) The document discusses numerical techniques and provides 3 problems involving interpolation of functions. The first problem involves constructing a Lagrange interpolating polynomial for the function f(x)=ln(x) using 3 points and estimating errors. 2) The second problem derives an error bound for linear interpolation of a function f between two points x0 and x1. 3) The third problem shows two polynomials that interpolate the same data set but does not contradict uniqueness, explaining why interpolation is still unique.

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Indian Institute of Technology(BHU), Varanasi

Department of Mathematical Sciences


Numerical Techniques(MA-201)
Tutorial-7

1. Consider the function f (x) = ln x.


(a) Construct the Lagrange form of the interpolating polynomial for f passing thorough the points
(1,ln1),(2,ln2) and (3,ln3).
(b) Use the polynomial obtained in part (a) to establish both ln(1.5) and ln(2.4). What is the error in
each approximation?
(c)Establish the theoretical bound for using the polynomial found in part (a) to approximate ln(1.5).Compare
the theoretical error bound to the error bound found in part (b).

2. Suppose that f is continuous and has continuous first and second derivatives on the interval [x0 , x1 ].Derive
the following bound on the error due to linear interpolation of f
2
|f (x) − P1 (x)| ≤ h8 max |f 00 (x)|, where h = |x1 − x0 |.
x∈[x0 ,x1 ]

3. Consider the data set

x -3 1 2 5
y -23 -11 -23 1

(a) Show that the polynomials f (x) = x3 − 3x2 − 10x + 1 and g(x) = −23 + 3(x − 3) − 3(x + 3)(x − 1) +
(x + 3)(x − 1)(x − 2) both interpolate all of the data. (b) Why does this not contradict the uniqueness
part of the theorem on existence and uniqueness of polynomial interpolation?

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