The roots of polynomial $ p(x) $ are:
$$ \begin{aligned}x_1 &= 2+2 \sqrt{ 2 }i\\[1 em]x_2 &= 2-2 \sqrt{ 2 }i \end{aligned} $$The solutions of $ -x^2+4x-12 = 0 $ are: $ x = 2+2 \sqrt{ 2 }i ~ \text{and} ~ x = 2-2 \sqrt{ 2 }i$.
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