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1. Two point Forward difference, Backward difference, Central difference formula numerical differentiation example ( Enter your problem )
  1. Formula & Example-1 (table data)
  2. Example-2 (table data)
  3. Example-3 (`f(x)=cosx`)
  4. Example-4 (`f(x)=2x^3+x^2-4`)
  5. Example-5 (`f(x)=xlnx`)
  6. Example-6 (`f(x)=sinx`)

3. Example-3 (`f(x)=cosx`)





`f(x)=cosx` and `h = 0.05`, estimate `f^'(1.2) and f^('')(1.2)`
using Two point Forward difference, Backward difference, Central difference formula numerical differentiation
Also find exact value of f', f'' and error for each estimation


Solution:
Equation is `f(x) = cos(x)`.

`:. f^'(x) = -sin(x)`

`:. f^('')(x) = -cos(x)`

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

x1.151.21.25
y0.40850.36240.3153

Two-point FDF (Forward difference formula)
`f^'(x)=(f(x+h)-f(x))/h`

`f^'(1.2)=(f(1.2+0.05)-f(1.2))/0.05`

`f^'(1.2)=(f(1.25)-f(1.2))/0.05`

`f^'(1.2)=(0.3153-0.3624)/0.05`

`f^'(1.2)=-0.9407`

Absolute Error:`|"exact value of " f^'(1.2)-(-0.9407)|=|-0.932 +0.9407|=0.0087`



Two-point BDF (Backward difference formula)
`f^'(x)=(f(x)-f(x-h))/h`

`f^'(1.2)=(f(1.2)-f(1.2-0.05))/0.05`

`f^'(1.2)=(f(1.2)-f(1.15))/0.05`

`f^'(1.2)=(0.3624-0.4085)/0.05`

`f^'(1.2)=-0.9226`

Absolute Error:`|"exact value of " f^'(1.2)-(-0.9226)|=|-0.932 +0.9226|=0.0094`



Two-point CDF (Central difference formula)
`f^'(x)=(f(x+h)-f(x-h))/(2h)`

`f^'(1.2)=(f(1.2+0.05)-f(1.2-0.05))/(2*0.05)`

`f^'(1.2)=(f(1.25)-f(1.15))/0.1`

`f^'(1.2)=(0.3153-0.4085)/0.1`

`f^'(1.2)=-0.9317`

Absolute Error:`|"exact value of " f^'(1.2)-(-0.9317)|=|-0.932 +0.9317|=0.0004`




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