The roots of polynomial $ p(x) $ are:
$$ \begin{aligned}x_1 &= 0.4495\\[1 em]x_2 &= -4.4495 \end{aligned} $$The solutions of $ -x^2-4x+2 = 0 $ are: $ x = -2-\sqrt{ 6 } ~ \text{and} ~ x = -2+\sqrt{ 6 }$.
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