Which pair of complex numbers has a real-number product?

A product is real when its imaginary part is zero. In choice C, the factors 1 + 3i and 1 − 3i are complex conjugates, so their product is (1 + 3i)(1 − 3i) = 1 − (3i)² = 1 + 9 = 10, a real number.

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