4.I.8F

Numerical Analysis | Part IB, 2007

Given f∈C3[0,2]f \in C^{3}[0,2], we approximate f′(0)f^{\prime}(0) by the linear combination

μ(f)=−32f(0)+2f(1)−12f(2)\mu(f)=-\frac{3}{2} f(0)+2 f(1)-\frac{1}{2} f(2)

Using the Peano kernel theorem, determine the least constant cc in the inequality

∣f′(0)−μ(f)∣≤c∥f′′′∥∞,\left|f^{\prime}(0)-\mu(f)\right| \leq c\left\|f^{\prime \prime \prime}\right\|_{\infty},

and give an example of ff for which the inequality turns into equality.

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