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Q.
- Evaluate : OR
- The population of a city in a census taken once in 10 years is given below. Estimate the population in the year 1955.
| Year | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population in Lakhs | 35 | 42 | 58 | 84 |
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Part (a) — Definite integral by the reflection property
Let Here .
Step 1 — Apply (replace by ):
Step 2 — Add the two expressions for :
Step 3 — Solve:
Part (b) — Estimating 1955 by Newton's forward interpolation
Take . For : .
Difference table:
| Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 35 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| 1961 | 42 | 16 | 10 | |
| 1971 | 58 | 26 | ||
| 1981 | 84 | |||
| … |
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