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 are conjugates, so (1 + 2i)(1 − 2i) = 1 − (2i)² = 1 + 4 = 5, which is real. The other choices do not pair 1 + 2i with its conjugate.

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