 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Apply exactness to $\ell_j^2$: $A_j=\sum_kA_k\ell_j(t_k)^2=\int\ell_j^2>0$. Applying it to 1 gives $\sum A_j=2$. For continuous $f$ and any admissible $p$,
$$
\boxed{\left|\sum_jA_jf(t_j)-\int f\right|\le\sum_jA_j\|f-p\|_\infty+2\|f-p\|_\infty=4\|f-p\|_\infty.}
$$

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