The smallest root of matrix coefficient polynomial

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I trying to find smallest (not by absolute value) root in equation: $\det{(B + Ax + Ix^2)} = 0$, where $x \in \mathbb{R}$ and matrices $A$ and $B$ are symmetric.

I would like to find a solution in one of two ways:

  1. Perhaps there are methods to find all the roots purely mathematically, I would be glad to hear where I could read about this.

  2. I think that you can find the root by iterative methods, but I don’t know of one that would help find the smallest one.

Can anyone help me with such question?