Let us assume y = 2x^2 - 3x + 5
Or, y = 2(x2 - 3/2x) + 5
Or, y = 2(x2 -2 * x * ¾ + 9/16 - 9/16) + 5
Or, y = 2(x - ¾)2 - 9/8 + 5
Or, y = 2(x - ¾)2 + 31/8
Hence, (x - ¾)2 ≥ 0, [Since x ϵ R]
Again, from y = 2(x - ¾)2 + 31/8 we can clearly see that y ≥ 31/8 and y = 31/8 when (x - ¾)2 = 0 or, x = ¾
Therefore, when x is ¾ then the expression 2x^2 - 3x + 5 reaches the minimum value and the minimum value is 31/8.