If a + bi is a zero of a function and the coefficients of the polynomial are real, what will be the other complex zero of the function?Select one of the options below as your answer: A. -a + bi B. a – bi C. -a – bi D. a

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If a + bi is a zero of a function and the coefficients of the polynomial are real, what will be the other complex zero of the function?Select one of the options below as your answer: A. -a + bi  B. a – bi  C. -a – bi D. a

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An interesting result of so much brain-crunching, if a complex number a + bi is a zero of some polynomial with real-valued coefficients, then its conjugate a - bi is also a zero of said polynomial