Raymond B. answered 02/16/22
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25 - 4x^3 + 2 = 11
4x^3 = 16
x^3 = 16/4 = 4
x = the cube root of 4 = about 1.59
but
x^3 -4 = 0 has 3 roots, 3 solutions.
x^3-4 = (x-4^(1/3))(x^2 + x(4)^(2/3) - 4)
set the 2nd factor = 0 and solve for x gives 2 imaginary solutions, a conjugate pair.