Find roots of polynomial $$ p(x) = -x^2-2x+5 $$
Answer
The roots of polynomial $ p(x) $ are:
$$ \begin{aligned}x_1 &= 1.4495\\[1 em]x_2 &= -3.4495 \end{aligned} $$Explanation
The solutions of $ -x^2-2x+5 = 0 $ are: $ x = -1-\sqrt{ 6 } ~ \text{and} ~ x = -1+\sqrt{ 6 }$.
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