Quartics are g=hard to solve, so look for rational roots, if any, where the numerator must be among
±1 ±2 ±4 ±8 ±16
A little synthetic division yields
P(x) = (x-4)(x + 1/2)(x^2+8)
I guess you can find the roots from there...
Find all roots of P(x)= X^4 - 7/2 X^3 + 6x^2 -28x -16
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