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If a polynomial has one root in the form a-V6, it has a second root in the
form of a _Vb.

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Answer:

radical form, they occur as two conjugates.

That is,

The conjugate of (a + √b) is (a - √b) and vice versa.

To show that the given conjugates come from a polynomial, we should create the polynomial from the given factors.

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