Polynomial of $11^{th}$ degree Let $f(x)$ be a polynomial of degree $11$ such that $f(x)=\frac{1}{x+1}$,for $x=0,1,2,3.......,11$.Then what is the value of $f(12)?$
My attempt at this is:
Let $f(x)=a_0+a_1x+a_2x^2+a_3x^3+......+a_{11}x^{11}$
$f(0)=\frac{1}{0+1}=1=a_0$
$f(1)=\frac{1}{1+1}=\frac{1}{2}=a_0+a_1+a_2+a_3+......+a_{11} $
$f(2)=\frac{1}{2+1}=\frac{1}{3}=a_0+2a_1+4a_2+8a_3+......+2^{11}a_{11} $
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$f(11)=\frac{1}{11+1}=\frac{1}{12}=a_0+11a_1+11^2a_2+11^3a_3+......+11^{11}a_{11} $
for calculating $f(12)$, I need to calculate $a_0,a_1,a_2,....,a_11$ but I could solve further.Is my approach right,how can I solve further or there is another right way to solve it.
$(A)\frac{1}{13}$ 
 $(B)\frac{1}{12}$
 $(C)0 $  
$(D)\frac{1}{7}$
which one is correct answer?
 A: HINT:
Let $(x+1)f(x)=1+A\prod_{r=0}^{11}(x-r)$ where $A$ is an arbitrary constant
A: Somewhat less vague...
$(x+1)f(x)-1$ is a polynomial of degree 12 with roots at every integer in $[0,11]$, so could be $$(x+1)f(x)-1 = A \prod_{c=0}^{11} x-c$$
for some/any (nonzero) constant $A$.
When $x=-1$, we have $(0)f(-1)-1 = A (-1)^{12} 12!$, or $-1 = A \, 12!$ and discover only $A = \frac{-1}{12!}$ is consistent with the givens.  (Why $-1$?  Because it is the only choice we haven't already used (we have used the integers 0, ... 11) that makes some expression containing $x$s zero.)
Hence, $13 f(12) - 1 = \frac{-1}{12!} 12!$ and $f(12) = \frac{-1+1}{13} = 0$.
A: For convenience, let us shift the variable: $g(y)=\dfrac1y$ for $y=1,2,\cdots12$.
Then $$\frac{A(y-1)(y-2)\cdots(y-12)+1}y$$ is a polynomial of degree $11$ and coincides with $\dfrac1y$ at the given points, provided that the numerator has no independent term, i.e. $12!A+1=0$.
From this,
$$f(12)=g(13)=\frac{A(13-1)(13-2)\cdots(13-12)+1}{13}=\frac{12!A+1}{13}=0.$$
