Given that-
x=−2−√3i
⇒x+2=−√3i
⇒(x+2)2=(−√3i)2squaringonbothside
⇒x2+4x+7=0…(1)
⇒2x4+5x3+7x2−x+41
=2x2(x2+4x+7)−3x3−7x2−x+41
=2x2(x2+4x+7)−3x(x2+4x+7)+5x2+20x+41
=2x2(x2+4x+7)−3x(x2+4x+7)+5(x2+4x+7)+6
=2x2×0−3x×0+5×0+6fromeqn(1)
=6
Therefore,2x4+5x3+7x2−x+41=6