Newton's Forward and Backward Interpolation and Extrapolation Method

1. Construct the difference table and compute f(1.2) and f(3.8) using the following table.
x 0 1 2 3 4
f(x) 1 1.5 2.2 3.1 4.3 Ans. 1.62 and 4.036

2. Construct the difference table and compute f(6) using the following table.
x 0 1 2 3 4 5
f(x) 1 5 31 121 341 781 Ans. 1555

3. Construct the difference table and compute f(21) using the following table.
x 0 5 10 15 20
f(x) 1.0 1.6 3.8 8.2 15.4 Ans. 17.2

4. Construct the difference table and Find the polynomial which takes the following values and hence
obtain f(0.05).
x 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
f(x) 1.0 0.9975 0.9900 0.9800 Ans. 0.9965

5. Construct the difference table and compute f(0.23) and f(0.29) using the following table.
x 0.20 0.22 0.24 0.26 0.28 0.30
f(x) 1.6596 1.6698 1.6804 1.6912 1.7024 1.7139
Ans. 1.6751 and 1.7081
6. Construct the difference table and compute f(0.33) using the following table.
x 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
f(x) 0.6179 0.6554 0.6915 0.7257 0.7586 Ans. 0.6293

7. Find f(x) as a polynomial in x by using the following table.

x -1 0 1 2 3 4
f(x) -16 -7 -4 -1 8 29 Ans. x3- 3x2 +5x - 7

8. The following supply schedule gives the quantities supplied (S) in hundreds of a product
at prices (P) in rupees: P 80 90 100 110 120
S 25 30 42 50 68
Interpolate the quantity of the product supplied at the price dollar 85. Ans. 25

9. The production of vegetable oil is recorded on a fiscal year basis in alternate years:
Year 2010-2011 2012-2013 2014-2015 2016-2017 2018-2019
Production '000 ton 35.5 42.8 45.8 46.5
50.3
Estimate the production during 2017-2018 Ans. 47.542

Lagrangian Interpolation
1. Calculate f(0.35) using x 0.3 0.5 0.6
f(x) 0.6179 0.6915 0.7257 Ans. 0.637

2. Calculate f(1.30) using x 0 1.2 2.4 3.7

f(x) 3.41 2.68 1.37 -1.18 Ans. 2.60

3. Find the polynomial using Lagrangian interpolation formula corresponding to the following table. Also
compute f(0.5), f(-0.5), f(1), f(3), f(4)
x -1 0 2 5
f(x) 9 5 3 15 Ans: x2 - 3x + 5

4. Calculate f(4) using x 2 3 5 8 12

f(x) 10 15 25 40 60 Ans. 20

5. The production of a company during three years was as follows:

Year: 1991 2001 2011
Production in (Million
2.8 3.2 4.5
ton)

Interpolate the production during 2006. Ans 3.737 Million ton