Is the fact that complex roots of polynomials with real coefficients occur in pairs of any use if we have a polynomial and know one real root only?

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Consider the following theorem appearing in Linear Algebra Done Right

4.15 Polynomials with real coefficients have zeros in pairs.

Suppose $p\in P(\mathbb{C})$ is a polynomial with real coefficients. If $\lambda\in\mathbb{C}$ is a zero of $p$, then so is $\bar{\lambda})$.

The proof is quite simple. If we have a polynomial $p\in P(\mathbb{C})$ then it has form

$$\sum_{i=0}^m a_i z^i$$

with the $a_i\in\mathbb{R}$.

Suppose $\lambda$ is a root of $p$.

$$\sum_{i=0}^m a_i \lambda^i=0$$

And taking the complex conjugate of both sides

$$\sum_{i=0}^m a_i \bar{\lambda}^i=0$$

so $\bar{\lambda}$ is a root.

My question is about when $\lambda$ is a real number.

It seems that the only value of the theorem in that case is, for example, if we have a third degree polynomial and we find one complex root, then we know that the complex conjugate is the third root.

If we have a polynomial of degree $m$ and one real root, does the theorem give us any useful information?

It does not seem to tell us anything about the multiplicity of real roots, for example, correct?