PPT Slide
Solution. First compute the quantities: h0 = h1= h2 = 1 and d0 = (y1- y0)/h0= 0.5, d1=(y2- y1)/h1= 1.5, d2=-0.5. Then use (5.2), we have
2m1(h0+h1) + h1m2 = 6(d1 - d0)
h1m1 + 2m2(h1+h2) = 6(d2 - d1)
Solving (a) and (b) we obtain m1=2.4 and m2=-3.6