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1. Newton's Forward Difference Interpolation formula example ( Enter your problem )
  1. Formula & Example-1 (table data)
  2. Example-2 (table data)
  3. Example-3 (`f(x)=x^3-x+1`)
  4. Example-4 (`f(x)=2x^3-4x+1`)

2. Example-2 (table data)





2. Find Solution using Newton's Forward Difference formula
xf(x)
01
10
21
310

x = -1


Solution:
The value of table for `x` and `y`

x0123
y10110

Newton's forward difference interpolation method to find solution

Newton's forward difference table is
xy`Deltay``Delta^2y``Delta^3y`
01
-1
102
16
218
9
310


The value of `x` at you want to find the `f(x) : x = -1`

`h = x_1 - x_0 = 1 - 0 = 1`

`p = (x - x_0)/h = (-1 - 0)/1 = -1`

Newton's forward difference interpolation formula is
`y(x) = y_0 + p Delta y_0 + (p(p - 1))/(2!) * Delta^2y_0 + (p(p - 1)(p - 2))/(3!) * Delta^3y_0`

`y(-1) = 1 + (-1) xx -1 + (-1 (-1 - 1))/(2) xx 2 + (-1 (-1 - 1)(-1 - 2))/(6) xx 6`

`y(-1) = 1 +1 +2 -6`

`y(-1) = -2`


Solution of newton's forward interpolation method `y(-1) = -2`




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