If the 9^th divided difference of f(x) = 1/x based on points xi = ih, 1 le i le 10 is alpha, then what is the 10^th divided difference of f(x) based on points xi = ih, 1 le i le 11?

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Numerical Analysis — divided difference of reciprocal function

If the $9^{\text{th}}$ divided difference of $f(x) = \frac{1}{x}$ based on points $x_i = ih$ , $1 \le i \le 10$ is $\alpha$ , then what is the $10^{\text{th}}$ divided difference of $f(x)$ based on points $x_i = ih$ , $1 \le i \le 11$ ?

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