Specialist Mathematics · Unit 2 · Complex arithmetic and algebra · Roots of real quadratic equations

Determine and use linear factors of quadratic polynomials with real coefficients that involve the complex conjugate root theorem, e.g. determine the coefficients of a real quadratic equation given one complex root.

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