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We have y = x2 + 13/2. Since x2 ≥ 0 for all real x and the coefficient of x2 is positive, the parabola opens upward and reaches its minimum when x = 0.

Plugging in x = 0 gives y = 0 + 13/2 = 13/2.

Minimum value: 13/2


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