To determine the minimum of an equation, we derive the <span>equation using differential calculus twice (or simply </span><span>take the second derivative of the function). If the </span><span>second derivative is greater than 0, then it is minimum; </span><span>else, if it is less than 1, the function contains the </span><span>maximum. If the second derivative is zero, then the </span><span>inflection point </span><span>is</span><span> identified.</span>
The correct answer is <span>{-5/2, 10/3}.</span>
Let 2k represent the original even number (such that k is an integer)
then 2(k + 1) is the next consecutive even number.
4(2k) - 16 = 2(k + 1)
8k - 16 = 2k + 2
6k = 18
k = 3
since 2k represents the original number, then 2(3) = 6 is the oroginal number
Answer: 6
Tip: decimal to percentage is easy. 0.78 would be 78%. percentage would be vice versa 39% is 0.39. decimal or percentage to fraction is easy aswell, make the number out of 100, meaning 39% would be 39/100
