Paper 3, Section II, C

Numerical Analysis
Part IB, 2013

f(0)a0f(0)+a1f(1)+a2f(2)=:λ(f)f^{\prime}(0) \approx a_{0} f(0)+a_{1} f(1)+a_{2} f(2)=: \lambda(f)

be a formula of numerical differentiation which is exact on polynomials of degree 2 , and let

e(f)=f(0)λ(f)e(f)=f^{\prime}(0)-\lambda(f)

be its error.

Find the values of the coefficients a0,a1,a2a_{0}, a_{1}, a_{2}.

Using the Peano kernel theorem, find the least constant cc such that, for all functions fC3[0,2]f \in C^{3}[0,2], we have

e(f)cf.|e(f)| \leqslant c\left\|f^{\prime \prime \prime}\right\|_{\infty} .