For a continuous function f, and k+1 distinct points {x0,x1,…,xk}, define the divided difference f[x0,…,xk] of order k.
Given n+1 points {x0,x1,…,xn}, let pn∈Pn be the polynomial of degree n that interpolates f at these points. Prove that pn can be written in the Newton form
pn(x)=f(x0)+k=1∑nf[x0,…,xk]i=0∏k−1(x−xi)