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True or false: the product of a complex number and it’s conjugate is a real number

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HI THERE !!

yes, this is true, the product of a complex number and its conjugate is its real number!!


have a good day :)
User Matt Brody
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a,b\in\mathbb{R}\\ z=a+bi\\ \overline{z}=a-bi\\\\ z\cdot\overline{z}=(a+bi)(a-bi)=a^2+b^2

If
a,b\in\mathbb{R} then also
(a^2+b^2)\in\mathbb{R}, so it's true.
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