26 1/5 is the answer i got
Then it would get bigger, thats what makes sense... are there answer choices?
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
we are given a quadratic function

we want to figure out the minimum value of the function
to do so we need to figure out the minimum value of x in the case we can consider the following formula:

the given function is in the standard form i.e

so we acquire:
thus substitute:

simplify multiplication:

simply division:

plug in the value of minimum x to the given function:

simplify square:

simplify multiplication:

simplify:

hence,
the minimum value of the function is -155
No such thing as cot (61,4). I think you meant to say cot (61.4°). See the difference?
So, cot (61.4°) is approximately -0.139844.
Rounded to 3 decimal places we get -0.140.