The roots of polynomial $ p(x) $ are:
$$ \begin{aligned}x_1 &= 57.0156\\[1 em]x_2 &= -7.0156 \end{aligned} $$The solutions of $ x^2-50x-400 = 0 $ are: $ x = 25-5 \sqrt{ 41 } ~ \text{and} ~ x = 25+5 \sqrt{ 41 }$.
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