设x-1=t^2 (t≥0)
则x=t^2+1,代入原式得
y=2(t^2+1)-3-t
=2t^2-t-1
=2(t-1/4)^2-9/8.
t=1/4,即x=17/16时,
y|min=-9/8.
故函数值域为:[-9/8,+∞).