Numerical Methods for Engineers
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ISBN: 9780073397924
Author: Steven C. Chapra Dr., Raymond P. Canale
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 36P
You measure the voltage drop V across a resistor for a number of different values of current i. The results are
| i | 0.25 | 0.75 | 1.25 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| V | –0.45 | –0.6 | 0.70 | 1.88 | 6.0 |
Use first through fourth-order polynomial interpolation to estimate the voltage drop for
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