1) Given a pair of values for x and f (x), f (x) is unknown, as follows:
x: 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9, 1.1, 1.3
f(x): 0.003, 0.067, 0.148, 0.248, 0.370, 0.518, 0.697
(a) What are the exact degrees of the polynomial through the seven data points?
(b) What is the best degree of polynomial to interpolate the seven data points?
(c) With the best degree stated in answer (b), find the value of the function at x = 0.58 using the interpolated polynomial:
(ii) Lagrange
(iii) Newton
(iv) Newton-Gregory forward
(v) Newton-Gregory backward
Choose points that minimize interpolation errors.
(d) Calculate the estimated error in calculating f (0.8) with polynomials (ii), (iii), (iv).
(e) With the inverse interpolation technique, determine the value of x so that f (x) = 0.200.