The complex conjugate of 2-3i is also a root of z^3+pz^2+qz-13p=0. Find a quadratic factor of z^3+pz^2+qz-13p=0 with real coefficients and thus find the real root of the equation.

z-2+3i times z-2-3i = z2-4z+13. z3-2z2+5z+26 divided by z2-4z+13 = z+2. Therefore the real root is z=-2.

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