Newton's Forward Difference Table Construct Newton's forward difference table for the given data points and approximate the value of f(x) at x = 15.
Newton's Forward Difference Table
Construct Newton's forward difference table for the given data points and approximate the value of $f(x)$ at $x = 15$.
$$\begin{array}{c|ccccc} x & 10 & 20 & 30 & 40 & 50 \ \hline F(x) & 0.173 & 0.342 & 0.5 & 0.643 & 0.766 \end{array}$$
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x F(x) --------- 10 0.173 20 0.342 30 0.500 40 0.643 50 0.766 Spacing $h = 10$, $x0 = 10$. Required: $f(15)$. --- First differences ($\Delta$): - $0.342 - 0.173 = 0.169$ - $0.500 - 0.342 = 0.158$ - $0.643 - 0.500 = 0.143$ - $0.766 - 0.643 = 0.123$ Second differences ($\Delta^2$): -