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Math 6610 • Analysis of Numerical Methods I

Fall 2017 • Question 4

**Interpolation** **a)** State the theorem about the existence and uniqueness of interpolating polynomial. Give a proof. **b)** Let \(f(x)=7x^2+2x+1\). Find the polynomial of degree 3 that interpolates the values of \(f\) at \(x=-1,0,1,2\).

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{Interpolation}

\partitem{a} State the theorem about the existence and uniqueness of
interpolating polynomial. Give a proof.

\partitem{b} Let \(f(x)=7x^2+2x+1\). Find the polynomial of degree 3 that
interpolates the values of \(f\) at \(x=-1,0,1,2\).