Although all quadratic functions have a solution, the solution may not be a real number. Therefore, a quadratic function may have

two real roots, one real root, or no roots

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How does the number of x-intercepts of the graph of a quadratic function relate to the number of real solutions to the equation f(x) = 0?

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The number of x-intercepts is equal to the number of real solutions.Close Pop Up