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#26 2014-04-20 03:31:13
- gourish
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Re: Lagrange's interpolation polynomial
hmm... so what's the need for using the interpolation formula..i have enough data to plug into the cubic myself and find the answer... it's really to unnecessary formula don't you think so?
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#27 2014-04-20 03:36:06
- bobbym
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Re: Lagrange's interpolation polynomial
I do not like or use the Lagrange formula. In keeping with the teakettle principle I use simultaneous equations for interpolation. Mathematica uses it in its Interpolating polynomial command and I do not know why.
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#28 2014-04-20 03:41:38
- gourish
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Re: Lagrange's interpolation polynomial
the formula needs a bit unnecessary thing if we can just the use cubic to plug in the given data and find the answer don't you think?
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#29 2014-04-20 03:46:34
- bobbym
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Re: Lagrange's interpolation polynomial
There are always more than one way to solve a problem. Lagrange lived in an era where the solution of simultaneous equations was very difficult.
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