OCR MEI Further Numerical Methods 2020 November — Question 2

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFurther Numerical Methods (Further Numerical Methods)
Year2020
SessionNovember
TopicSign Change & Interval Methods
TypePolynomial Interpolation from Data

2 Fig. 2 shows 3 values of \(x\) and the associated values of a function, \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\). \begin{table}[h]
\(x\)125
\(\mathrm { f } ( x )\)516.676.6
\captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 2}
\end{table} Find a polynomial \(p ( x )\) of degree 2 to approximate \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\), giving your answer in the form \(p ( x ) = a x ^ { 2 } + b x + c\), where \(a\), \(b\) and \(c\) are constants to be determined.