Solution

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Every derivative of order of has absolute value at most . The equally spaced nodes are symmetric about . Pair each node with ; for ,
If an unpaired middle node remains, its factor satisfies . Consequently the complete nodal product is at most . The error formula actually gives the stronger estimate
The first bound tends to zero, proving uniform convergence on the whole interval. There is no appeal to a general claim that equispaced interpolation always converges; the derivative and symmetric-product bounds are particular to this analytic function and these nodes.

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