How to express m in terms of a?

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I have to solve this question:

The quadratic function f(x) = 2x² + ax - 1 in x satisfies f(-1)≥-3 ,f(2)≥3

Let us consider the minimum value m of f(x)

(1) m can be expressed in terms of a as: m = -A/B a² - C

(2) The range of the values of a such that f(x) satisfies condition 1 is -2≤a≤4

Where A, B and C are just the blanks to fill the answers, but what i don't understand is how to express m in terms of a