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double derivate was not required in this question .... actually double derivate is just used to tell the nature the of the function ... however i wanted minimum vale dy/dx ... take it this way
you have to find minimum value of the function f(x) = 3x^2 -8x +4
You can find it in two ways either express it in (x-h)^2 +k form where k will be the minimum value
or
just derivate the function and equate it to zero to get the x-cordinate of the minimum point .. and then insert that value of x in the minimum value of the function..
it just happend to be that f(x) that we are talking about was dy/dx ... so derivative of that function was double derivative ..
Hope i m clear..
Nature of the stationary point*.