Using complex numbers concepts, it is found that the statement is false.
When a complex number is a root of a polynomial function, it's conjugate also has to be.
In this problem:
The conjugate of -3 + 7i also has to be a root, which would make the polynomial of the 5th degree, as it would have 5 roots, thus, the statement is false.
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