# Cubic Spline Interpolation Example

Cubic spline interpolation with boundary condition “natural” for the set of points $$\mathcal{D}=\left\{\left(0,21\right),\left(1,24\right),\left(2,24\right),\left(3,18\right),\left(4,16\right)\right\}\,.$$The plotted function is described by $$f(x) = \begin{cases}-0.30357 \cdot x^3 + 3.3036\cdot x + 21& \text{if } x \in [0,1]\\-1.4821\cdot x^3 + 3.5357\cdot x^2 + -0.23214 \cdot x + 22.179& \text{if } x \in (1,2]\\3.2321\cdot x^3 + -24.750 \cdot x^2 + 56.339 \cdot x + -15.536& \text{if } x \in (2,3]\\-1.4464\cdot x^3 + 17.357 \cdot x^2 + -69.982 \cdot x + 110.79& \text{if } x \in (3,4].\end{cases}$$

LaTeX source

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xlabel=$x$,
ylabel=$y$,
samples=100,
0 21
1 24
2 24
3 18
4 16
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