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The given expression equals ( 2 cos x + 3 sec x ) 2
With growth of x , ∣ 2 cos x + 3 sec x ∣ increases constantly. Hence the minimum is attained when x = 0 .
The minimum value of the given expression is ( 2 + 3 ) 2 = 2 5 .