Central Difference Interpolation Formula Problems With Solution
Central Difference Interpolation Formula Problems With Solution
1. Use Gauss’s forward formula to evaluate y30, given that y21=18.4708, y25=17.8144, y29=17.1070,
y33=16.3432, and y37=15.5154.
Solution:
Taking x0 = 29. The interval of difference h=4. We require to find value of y for x=30. Therefore, p=(x-x 0)/h
=(30-29)/4 = 0.25. The difference table is given below
+ (1.25)(0.25)(-0.75)(-1.75)/24 (-0.0022)
y30 = 16.9216.
2. Interpolate by means of Gauss’s backward formula, the population of a town for the year 1974, given that
Solution:
Let x be the year and y be the population.
Taking x0 = 1969, h=10. We require to find value of y for x=1974.
Therefore,
p=(x-x0)/h =(1974-1969)/10 = 0.5.
+ (2.5)(1.5)(0.5)(-0.5)(-1.5)/120 (-10)
= 32.345 thousands.
3. Employ Stirling’s formula to compute y 12.2 from the following table (yx=1+log10sinx):
xo 10 11 12 13 14
105 yx 23,967 28,060 31,788 35,209 38,368
Solution:
Taking x0=12, h=1, since x=12.2, we have
p=(x-x0)/h = (12.2-12)/1 = 0.2.
The difference table is
By Stirling’s formula
y12.2 = y0 + p (∆y0 + ∆y-1)/2+ p2/2! ∆2 y-1+ p(p2-1)/3! (∆3 y-1+ ∆3y-2)/2 + p2(p2-1)/4! ∆4 y-2
= 0.31788+0.2(0.03728+0.03421)/2 + (0.2) 2/2 (-0.00307)+0.2[(0.2)2-1]/6
(0.00058 - 0.00045)/2 + (0.2) 2[(0.2)2-1]/24 (-0.00013)
= 0.31788 + 0.00715 - 0.00006 - 0.000002 + 0.0000002 =0.32495.