Find all the roots of $\left(x^{2}+3 x+2\right)\left(x^{2}-7 x+12\right)\left(x^{2}-2 x-1\right)+24=0$.
Solution: We re-factor as $(x+1)(x-3)(x+2)(x-4)\left(x^{2}-2 x-1\right)+24$, or $\left(x^{2}-2 x-3\right)\left(x^{2}-\right.$ $2 x-8)\left(x^{2}-2 x-1\right)+24$, and this becomes $(y-4)(y-9)(y-2)+24$ where $y=(x-1)^{2}$. Now, $(y-4)(y-9)(y-2)+24=(y-8)(y-6)(y-1)$, so $y$ is 1,6 , or 8 . Thus the roots of the original polynomial are $\mathbf{0}, \mathbf{2}, \mathbf{1} \pm \sqrt{6}, \mathbf{1} \pm \mathbf{2} \sqrt{\mathbf{2}}$.