What is the solution to x2 + 4x + 12 = 0 when written in the form a ą bi?

Solve the equation w^3 = 1,000 i honestly dont know how to punch this into a calculator pls

Mrs. avila is buying a wallpaper border to go on all of her kitchen walls. she wants to buy 5 extra feet of wallpaper border than she needs to be sure she has enough. she buys 55.5 feet of the border. the store owner selling the border uses the width of mrs. avila's kitchen to determine that the length of her kitchen must be 14.5 feet.

What is the factor form of x^2-9x+14