p=0.9*exp(j*pi/10); a=poly([p conj(p)]); b=[1 0 0]; theta=0:pi/100:2*pi; c=1*exp(j*theta); plot(real(c),imag(c)); set(gca, 'PlotBoxAspectRatio',[1 1 1]); zvals=roots(b); pvals=roots(a); hold on plot (real(pvals), imag(pvals),'x'); plot (real(zvals), imag(zvals),'o');