The roots of polynomial $ p(x) $ are:
$$ \begin{aligned}x_1 &= 26.7332\\[1 em]x_2 &= -6.7332 \end{aligned} $$The solutions of $ x^2-20x-180 = 0 $ are: $ x = 10-2 \sqrt{ 70 } ~ \text{and} ~ x = 10+2 \sqrt{ 70 }$.
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