  Consider the sequence of complex polynomials $\{P_n(z)\}$ generated by the
ordinary bivariate generating function $\displaystyle G(t;
z)=\frac{1}{1+B(z)t^{\ell}+A(z)t^{k}}$ where $A(z), B(z)$ are arbitrary complex
polynomials with $deg(A(z)B(z))\geqslant 1$ and $k, \ell$ are coprime integers
with $k > \ell \geqslant 1$. For each zero $z_0$ of $P_n(z)$ with $A(z_0)\neq
0$, we study ratios of distinct zeros of the trinomial $D(t;z_0):={A(z_0)t^{k}+
B(z_0)t^{\ell}+1} $ and show that, at least two of the zeros of $D(t;z_0)$ have
a ratio which lies on the real line and / or on a unit circle centered at the
origin. We also give a characterization of the zeros of $D(t;z_0)$.
