f(x) ≈ L0(x) f(x0) + L1(x) f(x1) + L2(x) f(x2)

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L0(0.5) = 0.375, L1(0.5) = -0.25, L2(0.5) = 0.0625.

Evaluating these expressions at x = 0.5, we get:

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Substituting these values into the Lagrange interpolation formula, we get: