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6*cos (x) + 11*cos (x) + 4 = 0
$$\left(6 \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)} + 11 \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)}\right) + 4 = 0$$
Detail solution
Given the equation
$$\left(6 \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)} + 11 \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)}\right) + 4 = 0$$
transform
$$17 \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)} + 4 = 0$$
$$\left(6 \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)} + 11 \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)}\right) + 4 = 0$$
Do replacement
$$w = \cos{\left(x \right)}$$
This equation is of the form
a*w^2 + b*w + c = 0

A quadratic equation can be solved
using the discriminant.
The roots of the quadratic equation:
$$w_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
$$w_{2} = \frac{- \sqrt{D} - b}{2 a}$$
where D = b^2 - 4*a*c - it is the discriminant.
Because
$$a = 17$$
$$b = 0$$
$$c = 4$$
, then
D = b^2 - 4 * a * c = 

(0)^2 - 4 * (17) * (4) = -272

Because D<0, then the equation
has no real roots,
but complex roots is exists.
w1 = (-b + sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

w2 = (-b - sqrt(D)) / (2*a)

or
$$w_{1} = \frac{2 \sqrt{17} i}{17}$$
$$w_{2} = - \frac{2 \sqrt{17} i}{17}$$
do backward replacement
$$\cos{\left(x \right)} = w$$
Given the equation
$$\cos{\left(x \right)} = w$$
- this is the simplest trigonometric equation
This equation is transformed to
$$x = \pi n + \operatorname{acos}{\left(w \right)}$$
$$x = \pi n + \operatorname{acos}{\left(w \right)} - \pi$$
Or
$$x = \pi n + \operatorname{acos}{\left(w \right)}$$
$$x = \pi n + \operatorname{acos}{\left(w \right)} - \pi$$
, where n - is a integer
substitute w:
$$x_{1} = \pi n + \operatorname{acos}{\left(w_{1} \right)}$$
$$x_{1} = \pi n + \operatorname{acos}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17} i}{17} \right)}$$
$$x_{1} = \pi n + \frac{\pi}{2} - i \operatorname{asinh}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17}}{17} \right)}$$
$$x_{2} = \pi n + \operatorname{acos}{\left(w_{2} \right)}$$
$$x_{2} = \pi n + \operatorname{acos}{\left(- \frac{2 \sqrt{17} i}{17} \right)}$$
$$x_{2} = \pi n + \frac{\pi}{2} + i \operatorname{asinh}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17}}{17} \right)}$$
$$x_{3} = \pi n + \operatorname{acos}{\left(w_{1} \right)} - \pi$$
$$x_{3} = \pi n - \pi + \operatorname{acos}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17} i}{17} \right)}$$
$$x_{3} = \pi n - \frac{\pi}{2} - i \operatorname{asinh}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17}}{17} \right)}$$
$$x_{4} = \pi n + \operatorname{acos}{\left(w_{2} \right)} - \pi$$
$$x_{4} = \pi n - \pi + \operatorname{acos}{\left(- \frac{2 \sqrt{17} i}{17} \right)}$$
$$x_{4} = \pi n - \frac{\pi}{2} + i \operatorname{asinh}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17}}{17} \right)}$$
The graph
Rapid solution [src]
                 /    ____\
     pi          |2*\/ 17 |
x1 = -- - I*asinh|--------|
     2           \   17   /
$$x_{1} = \frac{\pi}{2} - i \operatorname{asinh}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17}}{17} \right)}$$
                 /    ____\
     pi          |2*\/ 17 |
x2 = -- + I*asinh|--------|
     2           \   17   /
$$x_{2} = \frac{\pi}{2} + i \operatorname{asinh}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17}}{17} \right)}$$
                   /    ____\
     3*pi          |2*\/ 17 |
x3 = ---- - I*asinh|--------|
      2            \   17   /
$$x_{3} = \frac{3 \pi}{2} - i \operatorname{asinh}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17}}{17} \right)}$$
                   /    ____\
     3*pi          |2*\/ 17 |
x4 = ---- + I*asinh|--------|
      2            \   17   /
$$x_{4} = \frac{3 \pi}{2} + i \operatorname{asinh}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17}}{17} \right)}$$
x4 = 3*pi/2 + i*asinh(2*sqrt(17)/17)
Sum and product of roots [src]
sum
            /    ____\               /    ____\                 /    ____\                 /    ____\
pi          |2*\/ 17 |   pi          |2*\/ 17 |   3*pi          |2*\/ 17 |   3*pi          |2*\/ 17 |
-- - I*asinh|--------| + -- + I*asinh|--------| + ---- - I*asinh|--------| + ---- + I*asinh|--------|
2           \   17   /   2           \   17   /    2            \   17   /    2            \   17   /
$$\left(\left(\frac{3 \pi}{2} - i \operatorname{asinh}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17}}{17} \right)}\right) + \left(\left(\frac{\pi}{2} - i \operatorname{asinh}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17}}{17} \right)}\right) + \left(\frac{\pi}{2} + i \operatorname{asinh}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17}}{17} \right)}\right)\right)\right) + \left(\frac{3 \pi}{2} + i \operatorname{asinh}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17}}{17} \right)}\right)$$
=
4*pi
$$4 \pi$$
product
/            /    ____\\ /            /    ____\\ /              /    ____\\ /              /    ____\\
|pi          |2*\/ 17 || |pi          |2*\/ 17 || |3*pi          |2*\/ 17 || |3*pi          |2*\/ 17 ||
|-- - I*asinh|--------||*|-- + I*asinh|--------||*|---- - I*asinh|--------||*|---- + I*asinh|--------||
\2           \   17   // \2           \   17   // \ 2            \   17   // \ 2            \   17   //
$$\left(\frac{\pi}{2} - i \operatorname{asinh}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17}}{17} \right)}\right) \left(\frac{\pi}{2} + i \operatorname{asinh}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17}}{17} \right)}\right) \left(\frac{3 \pi}{2} - i \operatorname{asinh}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17}}{17} \right)}\right) \left(\frac{3 \pi}{2} + i \operatorname{asinh}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17}}{17} \right)}\right)$$
=
                                       /    ____\
                               2      2|2*\/ 17 |
      /    ____\       4   5*pi *asinh |--------|
     4|2*\/ 17 |   9*pi                \   17   /
asinh |--------| + ----- + ----------------------
      \   17   /     16              2           
$$\operatorname{asinh}^{4}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17}}{17} \right)} + \frac{5 \pi^{2} \operatorname{asinh}^{2}{\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{17}}{17} \right)}}{2} + \frac{9 \pi^{4}}{16}$$
asinh(2*sqrt(17)/17)^4 + 9*pi^4/16 + 5*pi^2*asinh(2*sqrt(17)/17)^2/2
Numerical answer [src]
x1 = 1.5707963267949 - 0.4678194397177*i
x2 = 1.5707963267949 + 0.4678194397177*i
x3 = 4.71238898038469 - 0.4678194397177*i
x4 = 4.71238898038469 + 0.4678194397177*i
x4 = 4.71238898038469 + 0.4678194397177*i