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5. Lagrange's Inverse Interpolation formula example ( Enter your problem )
  1. Formula & Example-1 (table data)
  2. Example-2 (table data)

1. Formula & Example-1 (table data)





Formula
Lagrange's Inverse Interpolation formula
`x(y) = ((y - y_1)(y - y_2)...(y - y_n))/((y_0 - y_1)(y_0 - y_2)...(y_0 - y_n)) xx x_0 + ((y - y_0)(y - y_2)...(y - y_n))/((y_1 - y_0)(y_1 - y_2)...(y_1 - y_n)) xx x_1` `+ ((y - y_0)(y - y_1)(y - y_3)...(y - y_n))/((y_2 - y_0)(y_2 - y_1)(y_2 - y_3)...(y_2 - y_n)) xx x_2 + ... + ((y - y_0)(y - y_1)...(y - y_(n-1)))/((y_n - y_0)(y_n - y_1)...(y_n - y_(n-1))) xx x_n`

Examples
1. Find Solution using Lagrange's Inverse Interpolation formula
xf(x)
1683
1207
729
6310

x = 6
Finding f(2)


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

x1681207263
y37910

Lagrange's Inverse Interpolating Polynomial
The value of y at you want to find `P_n(y) : y = 6`

Lagrange's Inverse Interpolation formula is
`f(y) = ((y - y_1)(y - y_2)(y - y_3))/((y_0 - y_1)(y_0 - y_2)(y_0 - y_3)) xx x_0 + ((y - y_0)(y - y_2)(y - y_3))/((y_1 - y_0)(y_1 - y_2)(y_1 - y_3)) xx x_1 + ((y - y_0)(y - y_1)(y - y_3))/((y_2 - y_0)(y_2 - y_1)(y_2 - y_3)) xx x_2 + ((y - y_0)(y - y_1)(y - y_2))/((y_3 - y_0)(y_3 - y_1)(y_3 - y_2)) xx x_3`

`x(6) = ((6 - 7)(6 - 9)(6 - 10))/((3 - 7)(3 - 9)(3 - 10)) xx 168 + ((6 - 3)(6 - 9)(6 - 10))/((7 - 3)(7 - 9)(7 - 10)) xx 120 + ((6 - 3)(6 - 7)(6 - 10))/((9 - 3)(9 - 7)(9 - 10)) xx 72 + ((6 - 3)(6 - 7)(6 - 9))/((10 - 3)(10 - 7)(10 - 9)) xx 63`

`x(6) = ((-1)(-3)(-4))/((-4)(-6)(-7)) xx 168 + ((3)(-3)(-4))/((4)(-2)(-3)) xx 120 + ((3)(-1)(-4))/((6)(2)(-1)) xx 72 + ((3)(-1)(-3))/((7)(3)(1)) xx 63`

`x(6) = 0.0714 xx 168 + 1.5 xx 120 + (-1) xx 72 + 0.4286 xx 63`

`x(6) = 147`


Solution of the polynomial at point `6` is `x(6) = 147`




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