Question: The following data show estimates of the population of Liberia in selected years between 1960 and 2010: Year 1960 1970 1980 1990 200 2010

The following data show estimates of the population of Liberia in selected 

The following data show estimates of the population of Liberia in selected years between 1960 and 2010: Year 1960 1970 1980 1990 200 2010 Population(millions) 1.1 1.4 1.9 2.1 2.8 4 a) Use two-point backward difference formula. (10 POINTS) b) Use the three-point backward difference formula. (10 POINTS) Finite Difference Formulas First Derivative Method Formula f(Xi+1)-f(x) Truncation Error O(h) Two-point forward difference Three-point forward difference f'(x) = h -3f(x) + 4f(X+1)-f{Xi+2) = ('x),/ O(h) 2h f(x)-f(xi-1) f'(x) = Two-point backward difference Three-point backward difference Two-point central difference O(h) h f(Xi-2) 4f(Xt-1) + 3f(x;) f'(x) =D 2h f(Xi)-f(Xi-1) O(h) f'(x) = 2h

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