Example
3. Error
Analysis. Investigate the error for the Chebyshev
polynomial approximations in Example 2.
Solution 3.
3 (a). Investigate
the error for the Chebyshev interpolation polynomial
, of
degree n = 2.
![[Graphics:../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_340.gif]](../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_340.gif)
![[Graphics:../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_341.gif]](../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_341.gif)
3 (b). Investigate
the error for the Chebyshev interpolation polynomial
, of
degree n = 2.
![[Graphics:../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_349.gif]](../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_349.gif)
![[Graphics:../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_350.gif]](../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_350.gif)
3 (c). Investigate
the error for the Chebyshev interpolation polynomial
, of
degree n = 3.
![[Graphics:../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_358.gif]](../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_358.gif)
![[Graphics:../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_359.gif]](../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_359.gif)
3 (d). Investigate
the error for the Chebyshev interpolation polynomial
, of
degree n = 4.
![[Graphics:../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_367.gif]](../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_367.gif)
![[Graphics:../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_368.gif]](../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_368.gif)
3 (e). Investigate
the error for the Chebyshev interpolation polynomial
, of
degree n = 5.
![[Graphics:../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_376.gif]](../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_376.gif)
![[Graphics:../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_377.gif]](../Images/ChebyshevPolyMod_gr_377.gif)
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