How many solutions can a quadratic equation have at most?

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D. At most two

1. A quadratic equation has a variable whose exponent is at most two.
2. A linear equation has only one solution, while a quadratic equation has at most two solutions.
3. It is solved by writing it in standard form and then factorising it.
4. Some quadratics give only one solution, which happens when both factors turn out to be the same.
_Source: Siyavula Mathematics Grade 10 (Everything Maths, CC BY 4.0), Chapter 4: Equations and inequalities_

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At most one

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At most four

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Exactly three