Given $P$, a polynomial of degree $n$, such that its values at $n+1$ points are $P(x) = r^x$ for $x = 0,1, \ldots, n$ and some real number $r$, I need to calculate $P(n+1)$?
Can this be done without Lagrange interpolation?
Given $P$, a polynomial of degree $n$, such that its values at $n+1$ points are $P(x) = r^x$ for $x = 0,1, \ldots, n$ and some real number $r$, I need to calculate $P(n+1)$?
Can this be done without Lagrange interpolation?