$p\left( x \right) = \left( {x + 1} \right)\left( {x - 2} \right),\, x = - 1,2$ We need to check whether $p\left( x \right) = \left( {x + 1} \right)\left( {x - 2} \right){\text{ at }}x = - 1,2$ is equal to zero or not, i.e., $p\left( { - 1} \right)$ and $p\left( 2 \right)$ is equal to zero or not.
At $x = - 1$, $p\left( { - 1} \right) = \left( { - 1 + 1} \right)\left( { - 1 - 2} \right)\,\, = \left( 0 \right)\left( { - 3} \right)\,\, = 0$
At $x = 2$, $p\left( 2 \right) = \left( {2 + 1} \right)\left( {2 - 2} \right)\,\, = \left( 3 \right)\left( 0 \right)\,\, = 0$
Therefore, $x = - 1,2$ are the zeros of the polynomial $p\left( x \right) = \left( {x + 1} \right)\left( {x - 2} \right)$